ohhh yessss please!! this mexican rainbow chopped salad is making me do the I-don’t-even-care-if-it’s-100-degrees happy dance because I am eating a rainbow, and it tastes amazing. I always thought a rainbow would taste amazing…
but fo’ reals this salad really is my idea of the perfect summer lunch or dinner salad, and I think if you give it a try you’ll have to agree! besides prepping your veggies and making a simple salad dressing there’s not much else to it. which of course, leaves you with more time to go jump in that lake after dinner!
a bowl of crisp shredded romaine lettuce starts everything off just right here, and is then piled high with pretty rows of your favorite mexican themed veggies, black beans, avocado and chopped cilantro.
I chose to take full advantage of the deliciousness of that roasted red pepper & harissa vinaigrette that’s hanging out in the blog archives to dress this salad, although I’m pretty sure the dreamy green sauce would also be a very solid choice. just depends if you’re in a red food mood or a green food mood. you guys have those too, right?
anyways…after you pick your dressing you’ll want to add some cotija cheese, or cow’s milk feta, and toss it all together until it’s perfectly coated and dazzling at you with all of it’s rainbow beauty!
grab your forks friends! I really don’t think you want to miss this one!
xo
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mexican rainbow chopped salad
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
Description
a chopped mexican rainbow salad with a wide array of summer veggies, and some avocado and beans for some extra depth and richness!
Ingredients
- 2 hearts of romaine lettuce washed and thinly sliced (about 4 cups)
- 2 ears of corn grilled (or cooked any way you prefer) and kernels removed from the cob
- a large handful of cherry tomatoes, quartered
- 1 cup of finely diced red cabbage
- 3 tbs finely diced red onion
- 1 cup cooked black beans
- 1 avocado diced
- 2 tbs chopped fresh cilantro
- 1/2 cup cotija or feta cheese + more to garnish
- salt and pepper to taste
- dressing of choice – roasted red pepper vinagrette or dreamy green sauce
Instructions
- fill a large serving bowl with your chopped romaine lettuce.
- top with all remaining ingredients except cheese and dressing. I love the look of “rainbow” rows of veggies – it makes such a beautiful and appealing presentation! this step can be done a few hours in advance of serving if salad is stored in the refrigerator.
- once you are ready to serve add cheese, dressing, and toss everything together until evenly coated. taste for salt and pepper.
- serve in individual bowls garnished with a little more cotija or feta cheese.
- you might wanna throw a bowl of organic tortilla chips on the table too just to elevate the whole mexican salad experience 😉 I would be lying if I said I didn’t do just that!
- Prep Time: 25 mins
Did you make this recipe? I would love to know how it turned out! you can leave me a comment below, or snap a picture and post it to instagram with the hashtag #nyssaskitchen! xo
Claudia | The Brick Kitchen says
Such a gorgeous rainbow salad! And so fresh and healthy too, and all those ingredients are packed with flavour – feta, coriander, corn, avocado… YUM! <3
Nyssa Tanner says
fresh and healthy indeed!! thank you Claudia! 🙂