
How To Make Southwest Salad with Lime Vinaigrette
With the refreshing combination of Tex-Mex flavors, this colorful Southwest salad with lime vinaigrette will easily be on your list of favorite side dishes!
Serves:
Ingredients
- 3chicken breasts,boneless, skinless
- 2tbspolive oil
- 3tbspMcCormick® Grill Mates® Applewood Rub
- 1corn,on the cob
- ½cupblack beans,drained and rinsed
- 1avocado,sliced
- 1cupcheddar cheese,grated
- 1cupquinoa,cooked
- 1headromaine lettuce
- 1cupcherry tomatoes,halved
- 4green onions,sliced
For Dressing:
- ¼cupolive oil
- 3tbsplime juice,fresh, about 1 lime
- 1tbspvinegar,apple cider
- 1½tspsugar
- ¼cupcilantro,chopped
- 1tbspMcCormick® Grill Mates® Mesquite Marinade
Instructions
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Prepare the dressing by whisking all the ingredients in a small bowl until combined. Set aside.
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Preheat grill to medium-high heat. Pound the chicken breasts to even thickness. Drizzle with olive oil.
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Brush corn with olive oil & season with salt.
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Place the chicken and corn on the grill. Grill for 3 to 4 minutes per side, or until the temperature reaches 165 degrees F.
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Allow the chicken to rest for 5 minutes before slicing. Using a knife, remove kernels from the corn.
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Combine all salad ingredients in a large salad bowl. Toss with dressing and serve.
Nutrition
- Calories: 928.04kcal
- Fat: 54.72g
- Saturated Fat: 14.28g
- Trans Fat: 0.53g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 28.33g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 8.05g
- Carbohydrates: 62.42g
- Fiber: 14.89g
- Sugar: 7.67g
- Protein: 50.87g
- Cholesterol: 117.18mg
- Sodium: 323.71mg
- Calcium: 363.00mg
- Potassium: 1774.32mg
- Iron: 6.59mg
- Vitamin A: 836.16µg
- Vitamin C: 25.57mg
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