Name: Everyday Mexican Salad Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: For Mexican Salad:; 5 oz mixed spring greens; 1 avocado; ½ small red onion; 1 cup cherry tomatoes; ⅔ cup fresh cilantro; ⅓ cup pepitas; ½ cup crumbled queso fresco; For Cumin-Lime Dressing:; 3 tbsp avocado oil; 1 tbsp fresh lime juice; ½ tsp fine sea salt; ½ tsp ground cumin; ¼ tsp black pepper; 1 small garlic clove

Everyday Mexican Salad Recipe

How To Make Everyday Mexican Salad

The avocados, tomatoes, and pumpkin seeds make this Mexican salad a filling dish. The cumin-lime dressing adds a welcome spice and acidity too.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking:

Total: 15 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Mexican Salad:

5ozmixed spring greens
1avocado ,ripe, peeled pitted and sliced
½smallred onion ,peeled and thinly sliced
1cupcherry tomatoes,halved
⅔cupfresh cilantro,roughly-chopped
⅓cuppepitas
½cupcrumbled queso fresco ,or cotija cheese, optional

For Cumin-Lime Dressing:

3tbspavocado oil ,or olive oil
1tbspfresh lime juice ,or red wine vinegar
½tspfine sea salt
½tsp ground cumin
¼tspblack pepper,freshly-cracked
1smallgarlic clove ,pressed or minced

Instructions

Dressing:

Whisk all ingredients together in a bowl (or shake together in a mason jar) until combined. Use immediately or refrigerate in a sealed container for up to 3 days.