A layered salad that starts with crisp romaine lettuce, black beans, taco meat, corn, cherry tomatoes, cheese, olives, and green onions. Topped with thousand island dressing and nacho flavored taco chips. Matti's Best Taco Salad is a crowd pleaser and will most definitely become a new favorite.
3/4cupstore-bought or homemade 1000 island dressingsee recipe notes for additional info
Garnish:
4cupscrushed nacho cheese tortilla chipssuch as Doritos
sour cream
salsa
hot sauce
avocado or guacamole
Instructions
Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add olive oil and ground turkey. Cook and crumble until no longer pink. Add chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, paprika, oregano, salt and pepper. Toast for 1 minute and add water. Stir and cook 5 minutes until liquid is evaporated. Remove from heat and cool completely. Note: Adding warm meat to the salad will wilt the lettuce so make sure it's cooled.
Layer Taco Salad
In a large wide bowl add the the chopped lettuce. On top of lettuce scatter beans, then cooled meat, corn, tomatoes, cheese, olives and green onions. At this point you can place in refrigerator until ready to eat.
When ready to serve set out layered salad, dressing, chips, and any other condiments you choose to serve with it. I like to use large salad tongs to scoop straight down into the salad. This ensures you get a little of everything. Enjoy!
Notes
Tips:Dressing- 1000 island dressing is so good in this taco salad, but you can also set out ranch (My Avocado Ranch) or other dressings you like. Check out my homemade 1000 island dressing. It's easy, healthy, and so yummy. Customize Taco Salad- Taco salad is great because you can use lots of different fresh ingredients and/or meat of choice. Here are some ideas:
Freshly sliced jalapenos for heat
Diced Bell peppers (red, yellow, or orange)
Thinly sliced radishes
Fresh cilantro
Ground beef or turkey
Shredded chicken
Leftovers- Layering the salad ensures the ingredients stay as fresh and crisp as possible. Cover tightly with lid or plastic wrap and refrigerate up to one day. This makes great leftovers for weekday lunches. Homemade Taco SeasoningNutritional facts include layered salad, 1000 island dressing, and Nacho flavored tortilla chips. It does not include additional condiments like sour cream avocado, etc..Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy only and should be understood as an estimate rather than a guarantee. The Menu Maid makes no guarantees to the accuracy of this information.
Nutrition Facts
Servings: 6
Amount per serving
Calories
658
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 29.2g
37%
Saturated Fat 7.6g
38%
Cholesterol 304mg
101%
Sodium 482mg
21%
Total Carbohydrate 64.6g
23%
Dietary Fiber 13g
46%
Total Sugars 4.4g
Protein 37.1g
Vitamin D 2mcg
11%
Calcium 278mg
21%
Iron 8mg
45%
Potassium 1576mg
34%
Keyword 1000 island dressing, Black beans, black olives, Cheese, Ground Turkey, Lettuce, Taco meat, tomatoes