Tex-Mex Salad

Photo of the Tex-Mex salad wiht 2 variations, with chips and without.
Photo by PattyCooks.

Diet
[x] Flexitarian + Omnivore
[x] VeganL use only black beans
[x] Vegetarian: use only black beans
[x] Pescatarian: use only black beans
[x] Gluten free
[x] Weight Maint: portion size and limited dressing
[O] Keto Diet
[O] Mediterranean 
[O] Lectin Avoidance
[O] Oxalate Avoidance: beans
[x] Purine Avoidance

Tex-Mex Salad

A great hearty meat salad with Tex-Mex flavors.

Saute Sweet Potato

  • 1 Sweet Potatoe, medium (Chop and sauteed)

Meat Mixture

  • 1 Sweet Potato (Chopped and sauted until soft)
  • 1 can Black Beans (rinse under running water)
  • 1/2 # Ham Burger meat (mix into small clumps)
  • 2 T Olive oil
  • 1 Yellow Onion (Diced)
  • 2 Garlic cloves (Minced)
  • 1 Red Bell Pepper (Chopped)
  • Salt and Pepper (to taste)

Salad Dressing

  • 1/4 C Avocado Oil
  • 2 T Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 2 t Honey
  • 1 T Dijon Mustard
  • 2 T Hot Sauce (Your choice of which)
  • Salt and Pepper (To taste)

Salad

  • 2 bunches red tipped lettuce (chopped)
  • 2 C Corn Chips
  • 1 C Sharp Cheddar Cheese (Grated)
  • 1/2 Lime juice

Meat Mixture

  1. Dice onion, mince garlic, chop red pepper, chop sweet potato

  2. Place oil into a hot skillet, add onion and then garlic until aromatic.

  3. Add meat and season with salt and pepper.

  4. Add sweet potato, then add red pepper and cook until soft. Then remove from heat.

Salad Dressing

  1. Add all the items to a jar and shake well. Taste and season with salt and pepper. Add more hot sauce if you want.



Salad

  1. Rinse and chopp salad and place into bowls.

  2. Add grated cheddar cheese.

  3. Place chips around the bowl.

  4. Dump appropriate amount of the meat mixture onto the top of the salad.

  5. Add dressing and a squeeze of lime.

Additional topping options

  1. Avocado, chopped cilantro, carrots, tomatoes, etc.

This salad is very filling. I serve it as a salad meal, not as a side. There are lots of veggies or herbs you can add to increase flavor. You can change up meat by using ground pork, or chicken, or even turkey. You can use pepper jack cheese instead of cheddar. Lots of variations to continue to make the salad ineresting.