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Mexican Green Salad with Jalapeño-Cilantro Dressing
This healthy Mexican green salad recipe is the perfect fresh side for your favorite Mexican meals! It's also a delicious, light meal on its own. Recipe yields 4 large salad servings, 6 medium or 8 side salads.
👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 35 min⏳ Prep: 30 min🔥 Cook: 5 min👤 Cookie and Kate📖 cookieandkate
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●skillet
- ●bowl
- ●blender
📝 Preparation Steps
1
First, toast the pepitas: combine the pepitas, olive oil, chili powder and a pinch of salt in a medium skillet over medium heat. Toast the pepitas, stirring frequently (don’t let them burn), until they are turning golden on the edges and making little popping noises, about 4 to ⏱️ 7 minutes. Set the skillet aside to cool.
Pinch of salt
2
In a large salad bowl, combine the spring mix, chopped romaine, cauliflower, cabbage, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, onion, feta cheese, and toasted pepitas. Gently toss, then set aside.
grated cauliflower (about ½ small cauliflower—you can grate it on the holes of a large box grater or finely slice it on a mandoline, then roughly chop)2 cups
3
To make the dressing: Combine all of the ingredients but the red pepper flakes in a blender. Blend until smooth. Taste, and add extra salt if it needs some extra oomph, and or a pinch of red pepper flakes if you’d like more heat. Blend again, then transfer to a small jar with a spout, for serving.
Pinch of red pepper flakes (optional, for extra heat)
4
Divide the salad into individual bowls, top with slices of avocado, and drizzle dressing just before serving. If you intend to have leftovers, store the salad separately from the dressing, and toss individual servings with dressing just before serving. The salad will keep well this way for about 4 to 5 days.
Nutrition Facts
calories
341 calories
fat Content
29.1 g
serving Size
1 side salad with 1/8th of the dressing
fiber Content
6.3 g
sugar Content
7.6 g
sodium Content
264.6 mg
protein Content
8 g
trans Fat Content
0 g
cholesterol Content
11.1 mg
carbohydrate Content
18 g
saturated Fat Content
5.8 g
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