Southwest Salad with Chili Lime Dressing
This southwest salad is loaded with chopped veggies and creamy feta, all tossed in a simple chili lime dressing that is out-of-this-world delicious.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
The Salad
- 10 ounces butter lettuce torn into bite-sized pieces
- 1 red bell pepper cored and diced
- 1 orange bell pepper cored and diced
- 1 English cucumber diced
- 4 ears of corn about 2 cups
- 10 ounces (about 1 ½ cups) grape tomatoes halved
- 1 ¼ cups feta cheese
- 1 bunch scallions root and dark green tops removed and then chopped
- ½ medium red onion finely chopped
- ½ jalapeño (optional) seeded and diced
The Dressing
- ½ cup extra virgin olive oil plus 2 tablespoons for sautéing corn
- 1 juicy lime
- 2 tablespoons sherry wine vinegar
- 1 ½ teaspoons chili powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Add lettuce, red pepper, orange pepper, cucumber, grape tomatoes, feta, scallion, red onion, and jalapeño (optional) to a large bowl.
- In a separate small bowl, whisk together lime juice, sherry wine vinegar, chili powder, ½ cup olive oil, and salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.
- In a skillet or pot, add 2 tablespoons olive oil, corn cut off the cob, and salt and pepper to taste. Sauté until just tender, about 4-5 minutes.
- Add warm corn to salad, along with the whisked dressing. Toss and serve!
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Notes
- Use fresh corn (recommended), frozen corn, or Grilled Corn!
- Serve your salad as-is or top with avocado, Tortilla Chips (or cut into strips), shrimp, black beans or Juicy Baked Chicken.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 481kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 20g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 458mg | Potassium: 883mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 5328IU | Vitamin C: 105mg | Calcium: 64mg | Iron: 2mg