The Ultimate Taco Salad

Name: The Ultimate Taco Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 pinch Ground Beef (1 recipe Vegan Walnut Taco Meat or 1 pound ground beef); 3 cup Romaine Lettuce Heart (3 romaine lettuce hearts (enough for 8 cups chopped)); 1 cup Corn (1 cup canned corn, drained); 1 handful Cherry Tomato (1 handful ripe cherry tomatoes or pico de gallo (purchased or homemade)); 1 cup Avocado (1 ripe avocado or 1 cup guacamole); 2 handful Red Onion (2 handfuls finely chopped red onion or thinly sliced green onion, or both); 1 pinch Salted Nacho Chips (Crushed tortilla chips (about 1 handful per serving)); ½ cup Salsa (½ cup red salsa (mild or medium)); ½ cup Greek Yogurt (½ cup Greek yogurt (or vegan yogurt*)); ¼ cup Sour Cream (¼ cup sour cream (or mayonnaise or vegan mayo)); 1 tsp Hot Sauce (1 teaspoon hot sauce); 2 pinches Kosher Salt (2 pinches kosher salt)

A hearty Tex-Mex taco salad with seasoned ground beef, fresh vegetables, and a creamy dressing served over romaine lettuce.

25 minMexican

Servings4

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Ingredients

For 4 servings

Ground Beef1 pinch · 1 recipe Vegan Walnut Taco Meat or 1 pound ground beef
Romaine Lettuce Heart3 cup · 3 romaine lettuce hearts (enough for 8 cups chopped)
Corn1 cup · 1 cup canned corn, drained
Cherry Tomato1 handful · 1 handful ripe cherry tomatoes or pico de gallo (purchased or homemade)
Avocado1 cup · 1 ripe avocado or 1 cup guacamole
Red Onion2 handful · 2 handfuls finely chopped red onion or thinly sliced green onion, or both
Salted Nacho Chips1 pinch · Crushed tortilla chips (about 1 handful per serving)
Salsa½ cup · ½ cup red salsa (mild or medium)
Greek Yogurt½ cup · ½ cup Greek yogurt (or vegan yogurt*)
Sour Cream¼ cup · ¼ cup sour cream (or mayonnaise or vegan mayo)
Hot Sauce1 tsp · 1 teaspoon hot sauce
Kosher Salt2 pinches · 2 pinches kosher salt

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Steps

1Make the Walnut Taco Meat. Or if using ground beef, add it to a skillet with 1 tablespoon cumin and 1 teaspoon each smoked paprika (or chili powder), onion powder, and garlic powder. Cook for about 8 minutes until browned, then drain the fat.
2Chop the romaine, drain the corn, half the tomatoes and dice the avocado. Thinly slice the onion. Prep any additional toppings.
3Make the taco salad dressing by stirring together all ingredients.
4To serve, place romaine in a bowl or on a plate. Top with veggies, taco meat, crushed tortilla chips, and drizzle with taco salad dressing.