RECIPE: [Lunch] Rec: Southwest Caesar Salad

[mariadnoca]

This is what ended up making/taking for the lunch above (along with guacamole, and nacho fixin's. It's a favorite item I order at a restaurant and the home version was just as yummy.

Southwest Caesar Salad

from local Aqui's Restaurant

Dressing:

1 tbls minced garlic

1 tsp. ground black pepper

1 tsp. salt

1/4 c. white vinegar

1/2 c. lemon juice

1/2 cup asiago cheese

2 c. olive oil

1 tbls. Chili powder

Mix by hand or in a blender.

Serves 8

Salad:

2 c. romaine lettuce

2 oz. Dressing

2 tbls. Toasted pumpkin seeds

2 tbls. Whole black beans

2 tbls. Roasted corn kernels

1/4 c. tortilla strips

1 tbls. Asiago cheese

4 oz. Grilled chicken breast or salmon (optional)

Serves one as main dish.

 

[traca]

Ooooh! This sounds lovely. How was your visit?

 

[mariadnoca]

A 1 yro has her auntie wrapped around her finger!

When I walk in the door and she reaches for me to pick her up (or wants me over her dad) she makes her auntie swoon. smileys/smile.gif

We ate FAR too many nachos and margaritas - me thinks all that salt and chips filled us up because our eyes were bigger than our stomachs.