Chopped Southwest Salad with Chipotle Dressing

Name: Chopped Southwest Salad with Chipotle Dressing
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: TexMex
Ingredients: 1/2 tsp olive oil; 3/4 cup corn; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 head gem lettuce (chopped into small pieces); 1.5 cups cooked black beans; 1 cup cooked quinoa (from 1/3 cup dry); 5 oz tomatoes, finely chopped (I used Solano); 1 orange bell pepper (seeded and finely chopped); 1/2 avocado (peeled and diced); 1/2 cup pickled onions (can be substituted for finely chopped red onion); 1/4 cup cilantro (finely chopped); 2 tbsp pecans (roughly chopped); 1/3 cup dairy-free yogurt; 1 tsp maple syrup; 1 tbsp chipotle in adobo sauce (see notes); 1 tbsp lime juice; 1 Pinch of salt

3 steps

Prep:15minCook:5min

This nutritious salad is packed with protein, fiber, and healthy fats, featuring a tasty Chipotle dressing, perfect for a satisfying meal.

Updated at: Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:19:04 GMT

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Ingredients

2 servings

½ tspolive oil

¾ cupcorn

1 tspground cumin

1 headgem lettuce

chopped into small pieces

1 ½ cupsblack beans

cooked

1 cupquinoa

cooked, from 1/3 cup dry

5 oztomatoes

finely chopped, I used Solano

1orange bell pepper

seeded and finely chopped

0.5avocado

peeled and diced

½ cuppickled onions

can be substituted for finely chopped red onion

¼ cupcilantro

finely chopped

2 Tbsppecans

roughly chopped

⅓ cupdairy-free yogurt

1 tspmaple syrup

1 Tbspchipotle in adobo sauce

1 Tbsplime juice

1 pinchsalt

Instructions

Step 1

In a small pan, heat the olive oil over medium heat, add the corn and cumin, and cook for 5 minutes. Allow to cool down.

Step 2

Whisk together the yogurt, maple syrup, chipotle in adobo, lime juice, and sea salt flakes. This is your Chipotle Dressing.

Step 3

In a large salad bowl, combine the lettuce, black beans, corn, quinoa, tomatoes, bell pepper, avocado, pickled onions, cilantro, and pecans. When ready to serve, drizzle with the Chipotle Dressing, and adjust salt to taste. Enjoy!

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