[recipe*] Southwestern Layered Salad

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This is such a yummy salad that everyone seems to love.

The dressing is delicious and it makes a nice potluck

dish.

 

Southwestern Layered Salad

 

4 cups shredded romaine

4 hard cooked eggs, sliced

1 3/4 cups cherry tomatoes, quartered

1 can (11 oz) whole kernel corn, drained

1 can ( 16 oz) black beans, rinsed and drained

1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions

1 medium avocado, peeled and diced

1 Tbs lime juice

 

Cilantro Dressing:

3/4 cup mayonnaise

1/3 cup salsa

1 Tbs lime juice

1/4 tsp ground cumin

1/4 tsp ground chili powder

1 1/4 cups minced fresh cilantro

 

Sliced ripe olives, cherry tomatoes and shredded

cheddar cheese, optional.

 

Place the romaine in a medium salad bowl.

Arrange some egg slices around; place remaining

eggs over romaine. Top with tomatoes.

Combine corn, beans and onion; spoon over tomatoes.

Toss avocado with lime juice; spoon over bean and corn layer.

 

For dressing, in a bowl, combine mayo, salsa,

lime juice, cumin and chili powder. Stir in cilantro.

Spoon over avocados, spreading to sides of bowl.

Garnish with olives, cherry tomatoes and cheese

if desired.

Yield: 8 servings

 

~ PT ~

 

The hero is one who kindles a great light in the world, who

sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of life for men

to see by.

~ Felix Adler