Friday Feast #2 ( #LINKY ) Southwestern Chopped Salad

Now, I have not tried this one yet, so I am not sure about it.
I just spotted it on facebook the other day and thought it sounded pretty tasty.

Southwestern Chopped Salad
Ingredients

Large head of romaine 15 oz.
1 can of black beans, rinsed and drained
1 large orange bell pepper
1 pint cherry tomatoes
2 cups corn (fresh or frozen, thawed)
5 green onions
Optional: avocado
Dressing
1 cup loosely packed cilantro, stems removed and roughly chopped
1/2 avocado (or 1/2 cup plain vegan yogurt or Greek yogurt)
2 Tbsp. fresh lime juice (about 1/2 lime), more to taste
1-2 garlic cloves
1/4 cup olive oil
1 1/2 tsp. white wine vinegar
1/8 tsp. salt
Instructions
Making the dressing: puree all ingredients in a food processor/blender until smooth. Taste and adjust seasonings if necessary.
Making the salad: Finely chop romaine, bell pepper, tomatoes, and green onions.Place all ingredients in a large bowl and stir to combine.Toss with desired dressing.
The credit given for this particular recipe was to The Garden Grazer .

Since I don't have a picture of this recipe (remember, I have not tried it yet) I thought I would leave you with a photo of Broxton I took.  Enjoy!
He was holding a piece of a tree stump Marc dug out.  I told him it was a dinosaur bone and he wanted to keep it!  He finally understood I was joking and we threw it away, but it was funny for a few minutes!  

Have you tried this particular recipe?  Do you have any salad recipes you would like to share?  Please link up in the linky below!!!
Have a great weekend!!!!

Comments

  1. MelissaJanuary 23, 2015 at 8:52 AM

    I haven't tried a recipe similar to that one, but it sounds pretty good to me! I can't have avocado, so I'd be subbing the yogurt. Still, the cilantro-lime flavor combination is hard to beat! Let me know if you try it!

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  2. Colette SJanuary 23, 2015 at 12:51 PM

    The avocado must not be optional! I love avocados!
    Let's put a lot in it :)
    I'd love to make this salad.
    I need to remember to share and link up.

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  3. An Apel a DayJanuary 23, 2015 at 5:04 PM

    I've been making a lot of salads this week. We went to Costco, and I bought a package of their romaine lettuce. It's gigantic.

    This salad sounds wonderful. I'll have to see if I have time to post a recipe this weekend to link up. I don't have a current one.

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  4. UnknownJanuary 24, 2015 at 9:55 AM

    This sounds delicious. I think I may try this.

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  5. An Apel a DayJanuary 24, 2015 at 12:59 PM

    I linked up a recipe I did a little bit ago. I may or may not have time to put something together for tomorrow.

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  6. mail4roseyJanuary 24, 2015 at 6:29 PM

    I like that it has black beans in it. Those are a fave!

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  7. laborders2000January 24, 2015 at 7:13 PM

    Sounds yummy!

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  8. HBJanuary 27, 2015 at 3:19 PM

    He's too cute! Trying your loaded baked potato soup tomorrow :)

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