Photo: Anna Pelzer
Southwestern Salad
21 ingredients
Serves 4.
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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.
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 ·
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