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Friday, September 2, 2011

Crunchy taco salad

I love to eat taco salad in the summer.  I remember one of the first times I ever ate this Americanized Mexican salad I was at a church meeting for Sunday school teachers.  One of the moms in the group introduced this new type of salad to me.  It had a distinct mixture of pleasing flavors, but the chips were not crispy.  I thought that there must be a better way to preserve the integrity of the tortilla chip.  Read on:
1.  Brown the burger in a frying pan.
2.   Add one can of kidney beans and a can of corn.
3.   Add taco seasoning to the pan.  To save money I use the large container, not the packets.
4.  Cut up all the fresh vegetable you have in the house.  The pieces should be salad size; put them into individual bowls.
5.  Shred any kind of lettuce you like.  Iceberg is not real lettuce.
6.  Chop a can of black olives.
7.  Sauce mixture:  Thousand Island dressing and Taco seasoning to taste.

This taco salad is not to be mixed into a bowl!  Let the family create their own salad on their own plate, then they can add crunched chips, sauce and grated cheddar cheese.  I promise that if the Taco Salad is made this way, it will taste fresh every time, without the mushy chips.

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