I made up this taco salad as I went along not expecting it to be anything special… and let’s just say I was very, very wrong. It was easy to make and super delicious. Keep reading for your new favorite healthy weeknight dinner.
Course Lunch, Salad
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
Total Time 30 minutesminutes
Servings 4
Author Sammi Brondo
Ingredients
8-ouncecontainer of romaine lettuce
2red bell peppers
1medium yellow onion
2tablespoonsolive oildivided
2ears corn
1lblean ground beefI used 92% lean
1tablespoontaco seasoning
1can low-sodium kidney beans
2avocado
Salsa
Salt
Pepper
Instructions
Roughly chop romaine. Set aside.
Slice bell peppers and onions. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to a pan over medium high heat. Add peppers and onions and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 5 minutes, until soft. Set aside.
Bring a pot of water to boil. Remove outer husk from corn and place corn in boiling water. Let water return to a boil and cook for about 5 minutes. Turn off water and leave corn in warm water until ready to use.
While corn is cooking, add remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil to the pan that contained the peppers and onion. Add ground beef, using a wooden spoon to break it apart into small pieces. Add taco seasoning, salt and pepper and combine. Cook, stirring occasionally, until beef reaches an internal temperature of 160 F on a thermometer. Once cooked, set aside.
Drain and rinse kidney beans. Set aside.
Dice avocado.
Remove corn from the pot. Using a knife, cut corn off the cob.
Toss romaine lettuce with any store bought dressing (I used a store bought mix of olive oil, lemon juice and spices).
Assemble salads: add romaine lettuce to a bowl or plate. Top with sautéed peppers and onions, boiled corn, ground beef, kidney beans and avocado. Top each salad with desired amount of salsa.