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Taco Salad
Mexican-inspired salad made with fresh organic salad greens, cilantro, quinoa, black beans, pumpkin seeds, homemade tortilla chip “croutons” and vegan avocado crema
Servings Prep Time
2 servings 10minutes
Cook Time
10minutes
Servings Prep Time
2 servings 10minutes
Cook Time
10minutes
Ingredients
Tortilla crouton ingredients
Salad ingredients
Avocado crema ingredients
Instructions
  1. heat oven to 350° and line a small sheet pan with parchment paper
  2. make tortilla croutons: brush both sides of tortillas with 1/2 tsp of the avocado oil, then sprinkle evenly with taco seasoning and salt, then bake for 10-12 minutes until crisp; break into pieces when cool
  3. make salad: combine all salad ingredients in a large bowl and set aside *(using only half of the chopped avocado)
  4. make avocado crema dressing: pureé the remaining half of avocado and all dressing ingredients in a blender or food processor, thinning with water as needed to reach a drizzling consistency, then season to taste with salt and pepper; you may want to double recipe if you like a lot of dressing
  5. to assemble, toss salad with desired amount of dressing, then top with tortilla croutons
Recipe Notes

Recipe serves 2 as a main, 4 as a side

Original recipe created by Jerran Boyer
www.healthnutchefs.com