Mexican Salad
Make a simple Mexican salad to accompany your Mexican-themed dinner without a lot of ingredients. With a tasty cilantro lime dressing, this salad is perfect to bring to a party or to complement any Mexican dinner.
Servings: 8
Calories: 140kcal
Ingredients
Cilantro Lime Dressing
- 1 avocado pitted (or ½ cup plain unsweetened vegan yogurt)
- 1 cups fresh cilantro
- 1 garlic clove
- ¼ cup lime juice
- 2 teaspoons maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- ½ cup water
Salad Ingredients
- 1 head Romaine lettuce chopped
- 1 cup cilantro chopped
- 1 red onion cut into slivers
- 1 English cucumber cut in slices and quartered
- 1- pint grape tomatoes cut in half
- 8 radishes sliced thin
- 1 cup baby bell peppers cut into rings, or one red bell pepper, diced
- 1 avocado sliced
- 2 limes cut into wedges
- 2 jalapenos deseeded sliced (optional)
Instructions
Cilantro Lime Dressing
- Choose avocado, vegan yogurt, or NOTHING. The dressing is good regardless of your choice or if you leave the avocado or yogurt out.
- Combine all the ingredients in a high-speed blender and blend until smooth.
- Refrigerate until ready to use.
Preparing the salad
- Place the cut Romaine lettuce on the base of the platter or bowl
- Then mix in the cilantro as if it were lettuce instead of a garnish.
- Place the cut vegetables around the salad so they are evenly distributed in colors and surfaces.
- Place lime wedges around the edges for additional lime if wanted and for color.
- Do not add the avocado until right before serving.
- Serve the dressing on the side or drizzle over the salad before serving.
Notes
- Do not add the avocado to the salad until before serving to prevent it from turning brown.
- I used a crinkle cutter to make my cut vegetables prettier.
- Prepare the salad 1-2 days before to help with food preparation.
- Add lime zest to the dressing for a more profound lime flavor.
- If you don't like cilantro, skip it or substitute basil or parsley.
- Use plain, unsweetened vegan yogurt instead of the avocado for a quick and easy substitution.
Nutrition
Serving: 8g | Calories: 140kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 311mg | Potassium: 793mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 8671IU | Vitamin C: 69mg | Calcium: 67mg | Iron: 2mg