Southwestern Kale Salad

Name: Southwestern Kale Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: TexMex, American
Ingredients: 4 medium scallions; ½ cup loosely packed cilantro leaves and tender stems; ½ cup plain yogurt or sour cream; ½ cup mayonnaise; 1 to 2 tablespoon(s) lime juice (or white vinegar, lemon juice, pepperoncini brine, pickle juice...you get the picture); 1 small clove garlic; ½ teaspoon fine salt (or to taste); ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper (or to taste); 1 bunch curly kale (stemmed and roughly chopped (about 6 cups)); 1 cup canned black beans (drained and rinsed); 1 medium avocado (diced); ½ cup cooked corn; ½ cup tomatoes (diced small); ⅓ cup cotija cheese (crumbled); ¼ cup pumpkin seeds (or pepitas); ¼ cup pickled red onions (store-bought or homemade); 1 handful tortilla strips or tortilla chips (store-bought or homemade)

Instructions

Prep:20minCook:10min

It’s no secret that I love a hearty salad and THIS flavorful Southwestern Kale Salad is absolutely perfect for this time of year. Fully loaded with lots of texture from pumpkin seeds, corn, black beans, tomatoes, cotija, avocados, pickled red onions, and let’s not forgot those tortilla strips for some added crunch! And then I pair all of that goodness with a delicious homemade Charred Scallion and Cilantro Dressing.

Updated at: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 10:04:46 GMT