Southwest Chopped Salad and an Apology

 

Picture and Original Recipe from The Garden Grazer

I know I know I can be terrible at keeping this blog going at times. Mainly I just so frustrated because before I can even document what we’ve had it’s gone and of course there is no pictures or evidence that it was even consumed. So I will be snatching photos from the original bloggers if I can’t slow our role and take a picture before we devour. I want ya’ll to know what we are noming on and how wonderful (or awful) it may be. So be prepared I am about to throw up three posts and yes I realize this one will be read last but hey enjoy!

First one is: 

Southwestern Chopped Salad with Cilantro Dressing

Ingredients
Large head of romaine
15 oz. can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 large orange bell pepper
1 pint cherry tomatoes
2 cups corn (I used frozen, thawed)
5 green onions
Creamy Cilantro-Lime Dressing or other dressing of choice

Directions
Finely chop romaine, bell pepper, tomatoes, and green onions.
Place all ingredients in a large bowl and stir to combine.
Toss with desired dressing.

Creamy Cilantro-Lime Dressing

Ingredients
1 cup loosely packed cilantro, stems removed and roughly chopped
1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
2 Tbsp. fresh lime juice (about 1/2 lime)
1-2 garlic cloves
1/4 cup olive oil
1 1/2 tsp. white vinegar
1/8 tsp. salt

Directions
Puree all ingredients in a blender or food processor until smooth.

So the verdict…
Logan loved this which surprised me – I still struggle to believe he likes healthy food. The man just had so much meat and potatoes and chips and doughnuts before me and even in the beginning I still get taken back when he looks at me and tells me something healthy is also tasty to him.  Thinking back if it was green it wasn’t tasty in his mind, well except green beans. But Momma Myers loved butter and bacon in her bean’s so I’m not too sure we can even count those green fellas as is. It took me more than a couple years to get him hooked on asparagus, avocado and spinach. But in the end he ended up loving them, well spinach he still tries to fight me on now and then – but he doesn’t actually know what it looks like if it ends up in his salad he eats it.

I really enjoyed this salad as well – although I HATED the dressing – I had to do some serious repair work on that one. It was soooo oily tasting. Granted we use extra virgin olive oil which is the most flavorful of the olive oil family but nonetheless what the heck!?!?

I’d cut the oil down by half if not more, throw an avocado in, and add extra lime juice (just for a start). I would also add more corn and green onion in next time as well. But it was a good starting place and with tweaks to the dressing Logan devoured it. It was even good the next day!! Just don’t mix the dressing into the entire thing that way your leftovers don’t get mushy and yuck!

This is definitely one of those salads you could make on a Sunday and eat for lunch for the week, or two days if your Logan :)

Would I Make it Again: Yep.
Noming Score: 3.75/5