Southwestern Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing
This colorful Southwestern Salad with Creamy Avocado dressing is healthy, crunchy and loaded with tons of veggies and bursts of flavor in every bite!
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 head romaine lettuce chopped
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
- 1 cup canned black beans drained and rinsed
- 2 ears corn kernels sliced from cobs
- 1/2 avocado chopped
- 4 green onions chopped
For the Dressing:
- 1 avocado
- 1 garlic clove
- 1/4 cup cilantro leaves
- 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 3 Tbsp lime juice
- 1/2 tsp. hot sauce optional
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup water depending on consistency
Instructions
- To make the salad, toss the romaine lettuce, tomatoes, black beans, corn, avocado and onions together in a large bowl.
- To make the dressing, combine the avocado, garlic, cilantro, yogurt, lime juice, hot sauce and salt/pepper in a food processor and pulse until combined. With the motor running, slowly add the olive oil and water until smooth and you have your desired consistency.
- Drizzle the dressing over top of the salad and toss until completely coated or cover and store the dressing and salad separately until ready to serve. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 11/2 cups | Calories: 310kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 10.4g | Fat: 19.4g | Saturated Fat: 2.8g | Sodium: 411.4mg | Fiber: 13.2g | Sugar: 13.2g