Friday, September 25, 2009

Salsa Verde Salad

We had this for our big family dinner. My kids just devoured it. They loved it! Me being "me" I chose not to use the corn tortilla strips. It was good nonetheless.

1 head romaine lettuce, chopped
2 cups chopped green cabbage
2 tomatoes, chopped
1 yellow or orange bell pepper, seeded and julienned
1-1/2 cups jicama (peeled and julienned)
1 can (rinsed) or 1-1/2 cups fresh corn kernels
2 avacadoes, diced
1 can black beans, rinsed well
1 can black olives, sliced
1 cup feta cheese, crumbled
Corn tortilla strips: cut 8 corn tortillas in long, thin strips, fry in 1/4 cup coconut oil till crisp.

Toss all salad ingredients except tortilla strips. Serve tossed with the entire batch of Salsa Verde Dressing (below). Add tortilla strips right before serving.

Salsa Verde Dressing
Oh my gosh, this dressing is fabulous!!!

3 tomatillos, husked
1/2 cup cilantro
5 T. fresh lime juice
2 t. jalapeno pepper (remove seeds uless you like it HOT!)
1 garlic clove
6 T. olive oil
4 large green onions (entire onion, just the ends cut off)
1/2 t. sea salt
1/2 t. freshly ground pepper

Blend until smooth in BlendTec or Vitamix.

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