Southwest Salad With Fresh Lime Cilantro Dressing

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 3 romaine lettuce hearts, shredded
• 1/2 cup red onion, diced
• 4 roma tomatoes, chopped
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 2 cups four-cheese mexican blend cheese
• 1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
• 3 cups tortilla chips, broken and simply crushed between your hands
• 1/3 cup fresh cilantro leaves
• 1/2 cup fresh lime juice, usually about 4 limes
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 prepare dressing first by combining in food processor or blender fresh cilantro, lime juice, sour cream, sugar, salt and pepper.
• 2 then slowly drizzle in oil until fully combined.
• 3 pour dressing into container and chill in fridge for several hours for flavors to meld.
• 4 in large glass/acrylic bowl layer lettuce, then tomatoes, onion, black bean, cheese, and corn.
• 5 (at this point the salad can wait for up to 8 hours before serving if you wish to be a step ahead later on.).
• 6 before serving sprinkle broken chips over corn layer. then pour dressing over chips and toss completely.
• 7 enjoy!