Family Salad with Tortilla Strips
Serves 12
Directions
- 1Peel some garlic.
- 2Thinly chop romaine lettuce and add it to a big bowl.
- 3Thinly slice a red onion and add it to the bowl.
- 4Thinly slice some green onion and add it to the bowl.
- 5Chop up some tomatoes and add them to the bowl.
- 6Cut one avocado and add it to the bowl.
- 7Add some corn to the bowl.
- 8Add a little bit of chopped cilantro to the bowl.
- 9Chop up some pre-cooked chicken and add it on top of the salad.
- 10To make tortilla strips, warm up a skillet and add some oil.
- 11Once the oil is hot, add corn tortillas to the skillet.
- 12Once the tortillas are lightly golden, take them out.
- 13To make the dressing, start with a little bit of Mexican crema in a blender.
- 14Add an avocado and a quarter of a piece of jalapeno to the blender.
- 15Add garlic and a good handful of cilantro to the blender.
- 16Add a little bit of Cotija cheese, some lime, and a little bit of salt to the blender.
- 17Blend all the dressing ingredients together.
- 18Taste the dressing and add more salt if needed.
- 19Add a cup of mayo and a quarter cup of milk to the dressing to thin it out.
- 20Toss all the salad ingredients together in the big bowl.
- 21Add the dressing to the salad and toss everything together again.
- 22Add the tortilla strips all over the salad.
- 23Serve and eat.
Ingredients
- garlic
- romaine lettuce
- red onion
- green onion
- tomatoes
- 1 avocados
- corn
- chopped cilantro
- pre-cooked chicken
- corn tortillas
- oil
- Mexican crema
- 1 piece jalapeno
- garlic
- 1 handful cilantro
- Cotija cheese
- lime
- salt
- 1 cup mayo
- 0.25 cup milk
Equipment
big bowlskilletblender
Tips
- If you don't like spicy, you can omit the jalapeno from the dressing.
- If you don't like cilantro, you can use parsley in the dressing.
- You can use any corn tortillas for the strips as long as they are corn.
- Adjust salt to taste in the dressing.
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