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Taco Salad with Spicy Avocado Dressing

This taco salad recipe combines lean ground turkey, your favorite taco toppings, and homemade avocado salad dressing. Get the easy dinner salad recipe here!
Course Main Dishes
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword avocado, avocado dressing, cheddar cheese, chili powder, cumin, dressing, Food, green onions, ground turkey, lime, Recipe, red onion, salad, shredded cheese, spicy dressing, taco, taco meat, taco salad, tomatoes, tortilla strips
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 2 Servings

Ingredients

Dressing Ingredients:

  • 1 large avocado pitted, skin removed
  • 2 tablespoons minced red onion
  • 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • juice of 1/2 lime
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 jalapeno chopped
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • salt to taste

Salad Ingredients

  • 1/2 pound ground turkey
  • 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • salt to taste
  • 2 corn tortillas cut into strips
  • oil for frying
  • 1 head green leaf lettuce washed and chopped
  • 2 to matoes seeded and diced
  • 1/2 15 ounce can kidney beans, drained
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 2 green onions chopped

Instructions

  • Combine dressing ingredients in a food processor. Process until smooth. Cover and chill for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
  • In a skillet brown ground turkey. Season with chili powder, cumin, garlic powder and salt to taste.
  • Heat 1/2 inch of oil in a saucepan. Once hot, fry tortilla strips until golden brown. About 3-5 minutes. Transfer to paper towel lined plate. Sprinkle with salt and set aside.
  • Depending on how much dressing you like spoon about 1/3 to 1/2 of the dressing in the bottom of a large salad bowl. Add lettuce, meat, tomatoes and kidney beans. Toss to coat. Top with tortilla strips, cheddar cheese and green onions. Serve.

Notes

If you don't want to make the tortilla strips, you can break up some tortilla chips over the top for a nice crunch. Enjoy!