Easy & Nutritious Vegetarian Black Bean Taco Salad

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By Alex Aldeborgh

Easy & Nutritious Vegetarian Black Bean Taco Salad

Name: Easy & Nutritious Vegetarian Black Bean Taco Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Mexican, Latin American
Ingredients: Creamy Taco Salad Dressing; 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt; 1/2 cup medium canned salsa; Juice of half a lime; 1/4 tsp chili powder; 1/4 tsp garlic powder; 1/4 tsp salt; Vegetarian Taco Salad; 3 cups romaine lettuce, washed and chopped; 1/2 cup black beans (from a can, drained and rinsed); 1/2 cup corn (from a can, drained and rinsed); 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, cut in half; 1/2 avocado, diced; 1/4 cup premade pico de gallo; 2 tbsp cilantro, finely chopped; 7–8 tortilla chips, crunched up; 1 oz crumbled cotija cheese or Mexican cheese blend: OPTIONAL

5 steps

Prep:15min

This vegetarian taco salad is a delicious & healthy salad for lunch or dinner. It’s packed with filling, nutritious foods including black beans, avocado, and tomatoes, and features a creamy homemade taco salad dressing. This recipe utilizes both fresh and canned ingredients, so it’s quick to prepare – ready to eat in 15 minutes!

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 20:33:45 GMT

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Ingredients

1 servings

Creamy Taco Salad Dressing

½ cupplain greek yogurt

½ cupsalsa

medium, canned

0.5juice of lime

¼ tspchili powder

¼ tspgarlic powder

¼ tspsalt

Vegetarian Taco Salad

3 cupsromaine lettuce

washed and chopped

½ cupblack beans

from a can, drained and rinsed

½ cupcorn

from a can, drained and rinsed

½ cupcherry tomatoes

cut in half

0.5avocado

diced

¼ cuppico de gallo

2 Tbspcilantro

1 ozcotija cheese

crumbled, or Mexican cheese blend, OPTIONAL

Instructions

Step 1

Prepare the taco salad dressing. Add all the dressing ingredients to a small blender. Blend until smooth and creamy. Set aside as you prepare the taco salad.

Step 2

Assemble the taco salad in a mixing bowl: chopped lettuce, black beans, corn, tomatoes, avocado, pico de gallo, cilantro, and crunched tortilla chips.

Step 3

Add a few tablespoons of taco salad dressing.

Step 4

Toss the salad together until everything is coated in the dressing.

Step 5

Serve right away.