I love it when the weather warms up and its time to turn in our slow cookers and soups for the grill and salads! I love a good salad and to me “good” means a salad piled high with crunchy veggies, nuts or seeds and always a good cheese – with lettuce more of an in-between filler of all other things delicious. This Southwest Salad is no exception.
Its packed with red bell peppers, tomatoes, fresh sweet corn, black beans, sunflower seeds, Pepper Jack cheese, and tortilla strips all bathed in the most intoxicatingly delicious creamy Avocado Dressing. The symphony of flavors and textures will make your mouth giddy!
Especially the Avocado Dressing, I could practically drink it! Its a silky blend of avocado, sour cream (or Greek yogurt), cilantro, lime juice, garlic, and hints of salt, pepper and ground cumin. To me, the salad is almost just a vehicle to consume this luscious fiestalicious dressing. Almost.
This Southwest Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing is a salad recipe so good you will actually be craving salad!
Here are a few more salads you might enjoy:
BBQ Chipotle Salad with Tomatillo Avocado Ranch by Carlsbad Cravings Mexican Chopped Salad with Honey Lime Dressing by RecipeGirl Mexican Quinoa Salad by The Minimalist Baker Southwest Pepper Jack Tortellini Salad by Carlsbad Cravings Taco Salad in Homemade Tortilla Bowls by Two Peas and Their Pod
