Taco Salad

 

Taco Salad

This Taco Salad is not your typical recipe but is heart healthy from Primary Beans and includes organic heirloom beans.  Once you taste the organic heirloom beans you realize there is a difference!!!  

Note:  Grilled corn can be purchased frozen at Trader Joes in the freezer section year around.  Serves: 6-8

Time: 40 minutes (plus dried bean cooking)
Cookware: rimmed baking sheet, grill, small bowl, large bowl
 
Ingredients:
Chipotle-yogurt dressing
2 garlic cloves, finely minced 
Juice of 1 large lime
¾ cup Greek yogurt
½ to 1 chipotle with a little adobo sauce, finely chopped (if you don’t want that much heat, skip the chipotle and use 1-2 tsp sauce)
¾ tsp honey
½ tsp coarse salt, plus more to taste
Salad Fixins
8 corn tortillas, cut into thirds and then ½ inch strips
Olive oil
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
3 ears of corn, shucked and silk removed
1 head Romaine lettuce, roughly chopped into 1-inch pieces
1 bunch lacinato kale, stems removed and roughly chopped in 1-inch pieces
1-½ cups cooked and strained beans 
1 avocado, cubed
6 radishes, thinly sliced
⅓ cup grated cotija cheese, plus more for serving
Toasted pepitas, for serving
Lime wedges, for serving

 

Directions:

Dressing: In a small bowl, combine garlic and lime juice; set aside for 5 minutes to let the garlic flavor mellow. Stir in remaining ingredients and season with salt to taste.

Tortilla Strips: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place tortilla strips on a rimmed baking sheet; toss with a little olive oil and season with salt. Spread in a single layer and bake until golden and crisp, stirring halfway through, 8-10 minutes. Let cool.

Grill the Corn: Heat the grill over medium-high. Brush ears of corn with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill, turning occasionally, until kernels are tender and charred in spots, 10-12 minutes. (Alternatively, you can broil the ears of corn, turning occasionally until tender and charred.)  Once cooled enough to handle, cut the kernels from the cobs. 

Assemble the Salad: In a large bowl, toss lettuce and kale with half the dressing. Add corn kernels, beans, avocado, radishes, and cotija cheese. Toss gently to combine. Add more dressing to taste and season with salt. To serve, garnish with tortilla strips, roasted pepitas, and lime wedges, and top with more cotija cheese.