Taco Salad with Creamy Chipotle Dressing
With crunchy romaine lettuce, spiced beef (or turkey), radishes, tomatoes, grated cheddar, crushed tortilla chips and a creamy chipotle dressing, this is everything my salad dreams are made of. You’ll want to make the salad dressing before beginning the salad.
Servings: 4 -6
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 pound ground beef or ground turkey
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon ground chili powder (blend)
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 2 hearts of Romaine , cut crosswise into ½-inch pieces
- 1 cup grape tomatoes , halved
- 4 medium radishes , thinly sliced
- 2 scallions , thinly sliced
- 1 ½ - 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- ¼ cup toasted pepitas (pumpkin seeds)
- Creamy Chipotle Dressing*
- 2 cups corn tortilla chips
- Hot sauce , for serving
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the ground meat and season with salt and pepper. Cook, breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon, until almost completely browned. Stir in the chili powder, cumin and coriander. Cook, stirring often, until the meat is cooked through. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Drain off the fat and let cool slightly.
- In a large bowl, combine the romaine, grape tomatoes, radishes, scallions, cheddar and pepitas. Add the ground beef. Pour the dressing over and toss to coat. Lightly crush the tortilla chips over top, then fold them into the salad. Serve the salad with hot sauce for drizzling.