Cool and Spicy Salad

There's nothing better to have on a hot summer evening than a cool salad.  This salad looks delicious with its spicy seasonings and its cool sour cream dressing.  YUM.

Chipotle Chicken Taco Salad

 

Yield

4 servings (serving size: 2 1/2 cups)

Ingredients

• Dressing:
• 1/3  cup  chopped fresh cilantro
• 2/3  cup  light sour cream
• 1  tablespoon  minced chipotle chile, canned in adobo sauce
• 1  teaspoon  ground cumin
• 1  teaspoon  chili powder
• 4  teaspoons  fresh lime juice
• 1/4  teaspoon  salt
• 
  Salad:
• 4  cups  shredded romaine lettuce
• 2  cups  chopped roasted skinless, boneless chicken breasts (about 2 breasts)
• 1  cup  cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1/2  cup  diced peeled avocado
• 1/3  cup  thinly vertically sliced red onion
• 1  (15-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1  (8 3/4-ounce) can no-salt-added whole-kernel corn, rinsed and drained

Preparation

To prepare dressing, combine first 7 ingredients, stirring well.

To prepare salad, combine lettuce and remaining ingredients in a large bowl. Drizzle dressing over salad; toss gently to coat. Serve immediately.

(photo and recipe from myrecipes.com)

Comments

[Chris@Celebrations At Home]

OMG, that looks sooooo good!