Mexican Fiesta Salad with Creamy Fajita Dressing
A quick, easy, hearty and filling vegetarian salad with Mexican flavors, perfect for picnics and summer barbecues.
Servings: 2 -4
Ingredients
Salad Ingredients
- Romaine Lettuce- 1 head cleaned + washed + chopped coarsely. You may use iceberg lettuce instead.
- Tomato - 1 medium chopped fine
- Onion - 2 tbsp chopped fine
- Corn kernels - 1 cup thawed and microwaved for 1 minute
- Black beans canned or cooked soft - 1/2 to 1 cup, as per your like. Use Red kidney beans or pinto beans to substitute Black beans.
- Cilantro/ Coriander leaves - 3 tbsp finely chopped
- Green onion / Scallion - 1 stalk cut thin
Garnish
- Salsa - 2 to 3 tbsp as per taste
- Cojito cheese crumbled - 1 to 2 tbsp, optional. Use feta or paneer crumble to replace.
- Shredded Cheese - 1 to 2 tbsp
- Jalapeño pickled - few slices
- Lime wedges - few
Creamy Fajita Dressing Ingredients
- Ranch - 1/4 cup. Use yogurt or sour cream in case you want to skip ranch.
- Tajin or hot sauce - 1 tbsp
- Taco or fajita seasoning - 1 tsp
- Lime juice of 1 medium lime
- Pickled Jalapeño juice/brine - 2 tbsp
- Cilantro / coriander leaves - 2 tbsp chopped
Instructions
Making the Creamy Fajita Dressing
- Take a small bottle or bowl. Add all the ingredients as mentioned under Dressing in the bowl. Put the lid on and shake well to combine. Or stir all of the ingredients with a fork in a bowl and set aside.
- Creamy Fajita Dressing is ready. You are going to love it, I promise.
Making the Mexican Fiesta Salad
- Take a flat bowl or slightly deep serving dish.
- Spread out the coarsely chopped lettuce in the serving dish.
- Spread half the amount of corn kernels and black beans on lettuce.
- Now spread half the quantity of onion, tomato, green onions and cilantro.
- Repeat the layer of corn + beans and then onion + tomato + green onions + cilantro.
- Spread the salsa, crumbled cheese, shredded cheese and jalapeno on the top of the salad.
- Squeeze some lime juice and arrange some lime wedges on top.
- Pour the Creamy Fajita Dressing over the salad.
- Serve it and enjoy a crispy cool summer salad.