Home Recipes Main dishes Mexican Salad Close Avantages exclusifs Deviens membre BPT+ pour ajouter une recette en favori et profiter d'une foule d'autres avantages! Deviens membre BPT+ Mexican Salad Quick access Ingredients Preparation Comments Ingredients Preparation Comments By: Hubert Cormier, Ph.D., docteur en nutrition Preparation 25 min Cooking 10 min Refrigeration 0 min Freezing 0 min 2 servings Piece of cake (easy) Quick access Ingredients Preparation Comments Ingredients Preparation Comments Dietary restrictions Categories Main dishes Salad meals Like it? Share it! Mexican Salad The Best Salad Meal with Mexican Flavours Who said salads had to be boring? This colourful and vibrant main-dish salad of Mexican inspiration is super tasty! It’s the perfect occasion to combine a few cans of vegetables with your lettuce leftovers! The sauce is made with avocado and Greek yogurt, which makes it rich and creamy. If desired, you could always water it down for a less thick result. SIMPLY DELICIOUS: Want more protein in your meal? Discover our 10 best chicken marinades! Like it? Share it! Bonà savoir What's kañiwa? Kañiwa, also spelled cañihua or canihua, is a South American grain. Incas used to eat this ancestral grain in abundance for its multiple nutritional benefits, such as its high protein and phenolic compound content. Plus, it has antioxidant properties. This pseudo-cereal is similar to quinoa. So, if you can’t find kañiwa in your local grocerie stores, simply use quinoa instead. Ingredients Switch to cook mode Metric Imperial Avocado sauce Plain Greek yogurt - ½ cup 125 mL To discover! Avocado - ½ unit ½ unit To discover! Lime (zest and juice) - 1 1 To discover! Fresh cilantro - ½ cup 125 mL To discover! Mexican salad Romaine or Boston lettuce, chopped - 4 cups 1 can To discover! Mesclun - 4 cups 1 L To discover! Fresh cilantro, coarsely chopped - 1 ½ cup 250 mL To discover! Black beans, rinsed and drained - 1 ½ unit 375 ½ unit To discover! Kañiwa, cooked - 1 To discover! Cherry tomatoes, cut in halves - 1 cup 250 mL To discover! Baby corns, cut into chunks - can ½ To discover! Avocado, diced - 1 mL To discover! Red onion, finely chopped - ½ cup mL To discover! Feta cheese, crumbled - 1 ¼ cup 60 mL To discover! Preparation Switch to cook mode Avocado sauce Step 1 Using a food processor or hand blender, puree all the sauce ingredients except the cilantro until smooth. Transfer the sauce into a bowl. Add the cilantro. Keep in the refrigerator until ready to serve. Mexican salad Step 2 In a large bowl, gently toss all the salad ingredients except the feta cheese. Step 3 Split the Mexican salad into 2 bowls. Garnish with the feta cheese and marinated onions. Like it? Share it!
