El dorado salad - Real Recipes from Mums

Protein from animals is usually a higher quality than vegetable protein. This is not the case for this recipe, as the combination of cereal (corn) and kidney beans has increased the quality of the protein, making it an ideal vegetarian meal.

Variations: For a lower fat count omit avocado or omit tortilla strips for a plain salad.

Ingredients (makes 6 as a side dish)

TORTILLA STRIPS
4 small white corn tortilla sheets
cooking spray
1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
DRESSING
½ cup 99% fat-free French dressing
1 teaspoon crushed garlic (in jar)
1 tablespoon salt-reduced taco seasoning
SALAD
6 cups cos lettuce
1 large corn cob cooked
½ cup shallots sliced
¾ cup red capsicum thinly sliced
1 cup mushrooms thinly sliced
1 punnet cherry/grape tomatoes cut in half
150g avocado flesh diced
1 cup no-added-salt kidney beans washed and drained

Method

Preheat oven 180ºC fan forced.
Tortilla strips: Cut each sheet into ½cm thin strips, then cut strips in half.
Place onto a flat baking tray that has been coated with cooking spray.
Sprinkle Cajun seasoning over top and bake for 10-15 minutes or until lightly brown. Leave to one side to cool.
Dressing: Whisk ingredients together until blended.
To assemble salad: Cut lettuce into large chunks. Place onto a large flat dish or platter.
Husk the corn, then using a large sharp knife, cut close to the core of the cob and slice corn kernels away
Sprinkle all salad ingredients over lettuce. For a crisp salad, add dressing and tortilla strips just before serving.

27 Comments

- - meedee said
  - 31 Jul 2021
    9:05 am
Any recipie from Annette is always trust worthy and awesome.

- - mom112023 said
  - 02 May 2017
    2:21 pm
I love vegetarian food. Thanks for the recipe.

- - ella12 said
  - 30 Aug 2016
    4:42 pm
Looks like it would be super tasty!

- - coastalkaryn said
  - 26 Aug 2016
    8:17 pm
Annette’s recipes look and sound delicious – they also taste super cool!

- - mom134803 said
  - 06 Apr 2016
    2:51 am
Nice recipe, although we’re not keen on dressings and would prefer wholemeal tortilla sheets above white corn tortilla sheets.

- - mom101628 said
  - 30 Mar 2016
    3:40 pm
This looks and sounds great.

- - rovermum said
  - 30 Mar 2016
    1:10 pm
I love this. I’ve only recently included tortillas in my salads and love the texture, the crunch. Why has this taken me so long??

- - meljware said
  - 07 Feb 2016
    6:45 pm
This sounds delicious. The whole family will love this recipe. Can’t wait to try it out.

- - coastalkaryn said
  - 19 Jan 2016
    6:53 pm
please come over and make this for me for dinner – I am hungry and cannot be bothered doing anything more than boiling an egg!!

- - mom71022 said
  - 21 Dec 2015
    9:32 pm
The tortilla chips would add such an awesome texture to the salad!

- - mom62624 said
  - 12 Dec 2015
    12:07 pm
A wonderful recipe idea; looks fantastic!.
- symplytoogood replied
  
  14 Dec 2015 , 10:53 am
  It’s so easy to make and it looks gourmet
- - Klsmith91 said
  - 13 Nov 2015
    2:07 pm
Love this recipe, made it last night was so good
- symplytoogood replied
  
  16 Nov 2015 , 10:13 am
  Glad you enjoyed
- - taynik46 said
  - 12 Nov 2015
    11:57 am
oh wow this sounds so yummy, I love mexican food

- - Toni Rowland said
  - 10 Nov 2015
    9:06 pm
Great party food. Will be trying this.

- - mom94125 said
  - 10 Nov 2015
    5:09 pm
this looks really good. this idea has lots of flavour plus all the things that my kids will eat. i love the sound of this one!
- symplytoogood replied
  
  11 Nov 2015 , 12:26 pm
  Winning every time when the kids will eat it Enjoy!
- - robyn_smithwick said
  - 10 Nov 2015
    5:04 pm
This sounds very Mexican but very tasty as well.

- - mom112217 said
  - 10 Nov 2015
    10:11 am
A salad with a twist,the tortilla strips are interesting!

- - mom93821 said
  - 09 Nov 2015
    10:44 pm
An intriguing and interesting salad. Thanks for sharing a new salad recipe.
- symplytoogood replied
  
  11 Nov 2015 , 12:30 pm
  You are welcome. It’s always great to have a new salad recipe & perfect to take to parties etc.
  - mom93821 replied
    
    15 Nov 2015 , 8:00 pm
    
    Thank you – it will be a hit at the Christmas parties!
- - jenniw said
  - 09 Nov 2015
    2:35 pm
This sounds quite simple and easy (although I wouldn’t add avocado)

- - mom90758 said
  - 09 Nov 2015
    12:55 pm
What a great idea! At the beginning I thought they were omelette strips.