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Southwestern Salad
Photo: Anna Pelzer

Southwestern Salad

21 ingredients Serves 4. openrecipes
Southwestern Salad

Spicy, crunchy and refreshing, this winter salad includes roasted butternut squash, avocado and jicama, plus black beans and cotija cheese, a hard Mexican cow’s milk cheese. It’s hearty enough for a complete meal.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1023
Calories
29g
Protein
50g
Fat
128g
Carbs

Counts 17 of 19 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 17 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Avocado 1 medium (150g) 240
Corn Tortilla 1 medium flour (45g) 140
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Black Bean 1/2 cup canned (120g) drained 114
Cheese 1 oz (28g) cheddar 113
Cherry 1 cup (138g) 87
Jicama 1 cup (120g) 46
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Red Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Agave 1 tsp (7g) 21
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Romaine Lettuce 1 cup shredded (36g) 5
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Sauce not in our table 0
Pumpkin not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
  • 1 Tbs. plus 1 tsp. agave nectar
  • 2 chipotle chilies in adobo, plus 1 tsp. adobo sauce
  • 1/4 tsp. Dijon mustard
  • 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
  • 2 Tbs. vegetable oil
  • 4 corn tortillas, each 6 inches in diameter, cut into
  • 1/4-inch strips
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
  • 2 heads romaine lettuce, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 butternut squash, about 1 lb., peeled, seeded, cut into
  • 1/2-inch dice and roasted until tender
  • 1 can (14 1/2 oz.) black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 12 cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1 green onion, green portion only, thinly sliced on the diagonal
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
  • 1 avocado, peeled, pitted and diced
  • 1/4 lb. jicama, peeled and cut into matchsticks
  • Thinly sliced red onion for garnish
  • 2 oz. cotija cheese, crumbled (optional)

Directions

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By williamssonoma · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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