Sunday, June 14, 2009

Cheree's Southwest Go Back for Seconds Salad

Yesterday I attended a Pampered Chef party. We had a fantastic salad. Unfortunately, the hostess didn't have recipes printed off for us to take away. It had a wonderful dressing which she shared the ingredients to. I never got the proportions so, I made this salad up today and "tried" to recreate yesterday's dressing for the salad to take to my Mom's house for dinner and was ecstatic about the outcome. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! We ate this with my Mom's grilled chicken which she marianates in Good Season's Italian Salad dressing. If you're not having chicken on the side, chopped grilled chicken is a great addtion to the salad!
DRESSING INGREDIENTS:

1/4 cup distilled white vinegar
3 tablespoons water
1 packet Lipton Onion Soup Mix
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 vegetable oil

DRESSING DIRECTIONS:
  1. Mix vinegar, water, soup mix, and garlic vigorously with a wire whisk.
  2. Add the vegetable oil.
  3. Mix again.
  4. Store chilled for up to 3 weeks.
  5. Makes approximately 1 cup of dressing


SALAD INGREDIENTS:


1 avocado, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
2-4 Roma tomatoes, chopped
1 can black beans, rinsed, drained, and patted dry with a paper towel
1-2 hearts romaine lettuce, chopped, rinsed, and dried (I used 2 hearts)

SALAD DIRECTIONS:
  1. Toss all the ingredients.
  2. Drizzle desired amount of dressing over salad (I used about 1/3 cup) and toss again.
  3. Serve immediately.