Vegetarian Taco Salad with Cilantro Lime Dressing

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Vegetarian Taco Salad with Cilantro Lime Dressing

This crowd-pleasing vegetarian taco salad is filled with bright flavors and simple ingredients! Fire roasted corn, creamy avocado, and fresh salsa, all tossed in a homemade cilantro lime dressing.

Course Salad, Side Dish

Cuisine American, Mexican

Keyword taco salad, vegan taco salad, vegetarian taco salad

Freezer Friendly No

Servings

Calories 250kcal

Author Bethany Kramer

Ingredients

Salad

2 romaine lettuce
2 ripe avocados, pitted
1/2 red onion
1 cup pico de gallo/fresh salsa (see notes)
2/3 cup fire roasted frozen corn
1 cup black beans, rinsed and drained

Cilantro Lime Dressing

1/3 cup olive oil
3 Tablespoons cilantro, chopped
1 Tablespoon maple syrup
2 limes, juiced
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/4 teaspoon (each) black pepper & salt

Instructions

Prepare veggies: cut red onion into small diced pieces or thinly slice. Remove stems from romaine lettuce and then chop into small cuts. Halve avocados and remove pit, then carefully use a knife to cut into diced pieces in the skin - use a spoon to scoop out. See notes for pico de gallo recipe.
Whisk salad dressing: in a blender or liquid measuring cup, add all of dressing ingredients. Blend on HIGH or whisk together, season with salt and pepper to taste until flavor is just right.
Toss salad with dressing: in large bowl, toss salad ingredients with salad dressing until evenly incorporated. Taste it! Does it need more flavor? Add a pinch more salt. Want some spice? Add a pinch of red pepper flakes. Serve either in a tortilla bowl or salad dish. Enjoy!

Notes

Use fresh salsa or fruit salsa: this salad calls for a fresh pico de gallo salsa made with tomatoes. But I also love having this salad with a pineapple mango salsa that can either be store-bought or you can swap tomatoes with small died pineapple and mangos and make it yourself. SO good.

Super Easy Pico De Gallo Recipe (fresh salsa)

1 pint cherry tomatoes, diced
1/4 red onion, diced
1-2 Tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
1/2 jalapeno pepper, seeded and diced small
1 lime
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
salt to taste

Toss ingredients in bowl, season with salt to taste, and serve.

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