Food that pairs well with kombucha margaritas makes me happy and this southwestern salad with honey-lime vinaigrette does just that. Part of my mission here at Loveleaf Co. is to prove that salads can be easily incorporated into your everyday life, every day of the week. We don’t have to eat salads on weekdays to “be good.”
We can eat them on the weekends too – and actually be happy about it (especially ones that go well with tequila and tortilla chips). To make this a full meal, add some protein and top with extra pumpkin seeds for some crunch.
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Southwestern Salad with Honey-Lime Vinaigrette
- Prep Time: 15 Minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 2-4 1x
- Category: Salad
- Method: Mix
- Cuisine: Southwestern
Description
Southwestern salad with honey-lime vinaigrette. An easy, satisfying salad that is hearty enough to be a meal. Topped with pumpkin seeds and feta cheese.
Ingredients
Salad
- 1 small bunch radishes, thinly sliced
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 1/4 red onion, chopped
- 1/2 corn, frozen and thawed or canned and drained
- 1 cup cooked black beans
- 2 oz crumbled feta (optional)
- 4 cups spring mix
- 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds
- 1 avocado, pitted and thinly sliced
- small bunch of cilantro
Honey-Lime Vinaigrette
- 1 small garlic clove
- 2 tablespoons lime juice (about the juice of 1 lime)
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Make the dressing. Whisk garlic clove, lime juice, honey, cumin, chili powder, salt and pepper until smooth. While whisking, slowly drizzle in extra virgin olive oil until emulsified.
- Assemble the salad. In a large bowl, mix together the radishes, bell pepper, red onion, corn, black beans and crumbled feta, if using. Add in the spring mix and dressing and gently toss. Garnish with pumpkin seeds and sliced avocado.
Notes
Make it vegan. Omit the feta and use maple syrup or agave syrup instead of the honey.
Make it paleo. Swap out the black beans for grilled chicken and omit the feta.
Keywords: southwestern salad, mexican salad
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