Southwestern Tortilla Salad

Name: Southwestern Tortilla Salad
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 avocado, cut into thin slices; 79 milliliters black olives, such as Kalamata, halved and pitted; 237 milliliters 1/4 pound cheddar cheese, grated (about; 0 teaspoons chili powder; 6 Tbsps cooking oil; 1 teaspoons Dijon mustard; 0 teaspoons fresh-ground black pepper; 1 roasted chicken, bones and skinless, meat shredded (about 1 pound meat); 1 head romaine lettuce, shredded; 79 milliliters tomato salsa; 1 teaspoons salt; 8 taco shells; 2 larges tomatoes, chopped; 2 Tbsps wine vinegar

Southwestern Tortilla Salad is a gluten free recipe with 4 servings. This recipe covers 46% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 1076 calories, 70g of protein, and 76g of fat. It works best as a main course, and is done in approximately 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up dijon mustard, olives, cooking oil, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert.

Instructions

Heat the oven to 35

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Oven

Put the taco shells on a baking sheet and bake them until crisp, about 8 minutes. Break each one in half.

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Taco Shells

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Baking Sheet

Oven

In a medium saucepan, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over moderate heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Sauce Pan

Add the beans, salsa, and 1/4 teaspoon of the salt. Cook, mashing with a potato masher, for about 5 minutes.

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Potato

Beans

Salsa

Salt

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Potato Masher

In a small glass or stainless-steel bowl, whisk together the vinegar, mustard, pepper, chili powder, and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt.

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Chili Powder

Mustard

Vinegar

Pepper

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

Add the remaining 4 1/2 tablespoons oil, whisking.

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Cooking Oil

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Whisk

Add the cilantro.

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Cilantro

To serve, spread one side of the taco-shell halves with the refried beans and put four on each plate. Top with layers of the lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, cheese, chicken, and olives.

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Refried Beans

Tomato

Avocado

Whole Chicken

Lettuce

Cheese

Olives

Spread

Pour the dressing over the salads.

Wine Recommendation: The forceful flavor of cheddar cheese and the saltiness of the olives will go very nicely with a crisp and lively sauvignon blanc from California.

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Sauvignon Blanc