Apparently I really want you guys to try this delicious green dressing! I originally made it to use as a dip for these grilled potatoes but it was so good I can’t stop putting it on all the things. It is packed with fresh herbs and you can’t get much brighter than this beautiful green color, and we all know that green food tastes better 🙂
I’m beginning to realize that I have a slightly obsessive personality. When I discover a new album that I love, I listen to it over and over again until I have the entire playlist memorized and I know exactly what song is going to come next . I’ve seen every episode of Friends about 1,000 times each and I still get excited when I come across an episode playing on t.v. And when I discover a new food that I love, you better bet I eat it every single day for about a month.
So, when I first tried this green herbed dressing I knew that its place in life wasn’t just on grilled potatoes. I put it all over my pizza and my mouth is watering just thinking about how good it tasted . I dipped french fries into it and it was 100 times better than ketchup. And my life wouldn’t have been complete if I hadn’t poured it all over this taco salad. I eat a salad similar to this one at least once a week. It doesn’t always include these exact ingredients, but it does always have some greens, beans and a delicious homemade dressing. This herb dressing is perfect for this taco salad because it contains a lot of cilantro and citrus which really compliment the southwestern taco flavors well.
As much as I can’t help myself from turning on the oven a few times in the summer, quick throw together lunches like this are what summer is all about. This taco salad is a great way to put those garden vegetables to use and to add a little southwestern flare to your meals!
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Summer Taco Salad Bowls
Description
This salad can either be made as a large portion to feed multiple people or as a single serving size to feed one person. I have listed the ingredients below, but I will leave the amounts up to you. Let me know if you have any questions!
Ingredients
- Your favorite greens
- Black Beans
- Grilled corn or regular corn kernels – see grilled corn recipe below
- Sliced avocado
- Sliced red onion
- Cherry tomatoes
- Tortilla chips
- Citrus Herded Dressing:
- 1 cup fresh cilantro leaves
- 1 cup fresh Italian parsley leaves
- 2 whole green onions, roughly chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 6 tablespoons fresh lemon or lime juice
- 6 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Add all of the dressing ingredients into a blender and blend for about 30 seconds.
- Compile all of your taco salad ingredients together and top with desired amount of dressing.
Grilled Corn:
- Peel the corn husks about halfway down and remove the silk. Fold husks back up around the corn cob. Submerge in water for about 30 minutes. Heat a grill to medium heat. Shake off excess water and place each ear of corn on the grill until corn kernels are cooked through and slightly charred on the outside. Let corn cool and then carefully use a sharp knife to cut the kernels off the the cob.
- Category: Salad, Gluten Free, Vegan
I’m missing the recipe for the salad dressing for some reason. Where can I find it?
Hi Gail, the salad dressing recipe is listed in the recipe box toward the end of the post. Let me know if you don’t see it!
Love all the colors and the summery ingredients! So delicious 🙂
Thanks Medha!
This is my idea of a perfect meal! So fresh, so filling, and all the ingredients just go together so well! I definitely have an obsessive personality…I’ll watch the same music video on YouTube over and over and over…it’s a good thing I don’t have roommates 😉 Dying to try that citrusy herby dressing!
Thanks Julia! Haha, I’m glad I’m not the only obsessive music listener and video watcher! I think it just means we are passionate about our music 🙂
That dressing definitely sounds like something I would use on anything and everything! And this salad is so pretty and full of things I love. I wish I had it in front of me for dinner right now! 🙂
Taco salad is actually the only salad I eat, and I just LOVE it — these look perfect! Pinned!
I’m mildly obsessed with this taco salad! I love salads like this that are full of flavors and most importantly, filling! This looks so good, I wish I was eating it for lunch now!!
Salads are so perfect for a summer meal!! I haven’t done a Taco Salad in awhile, thanks for the reminder 🙂 Your’s looks delicious!!
You’ve convinced me, Izzy! Delicious salad and amazing dressing…. it’s all about that, right? YUM!!
I can be the same way when it comes to certain things too, especially if it’s a food I really love! This taco salad bowl looks so delicious! I think I could put that dressing on anything too, it looks delicious 🙂
I would like to face plant right into this gorgeous bowl. And obsessive personality? You’re talking the person that the word was invented after. HA!
Izzy you are the queen of Mexican! This salad looks perfect and now I want to run to my kitchen and make that green sauce right this second! Dipping french fries in it sounds amaaaaazzzzing. 🙂
Hello Izzy! We’re in for a bit of a heatwave over here over the next few days, so salads are just what I need! I always ‘forget’ how lovely green beans can be in a salad. Thanks for this great summery lunch idea!
Hi Helen! Oh no! A heatwave doesn’t sound very fun! I hope you are staying cool! Yes! Salads are perfect for the summer 🙂
Yep, that herbed dressing does look deliciously bright and fresh, and I love all the taco bowl components it is poured over. I’m currently in the US visiting family and certainly getting my Mexican food fix. 🙂
Thanks Katie! Oh man, yes, you should take advantage of all the Mexican food you can get your hands on! I hope you are having fun 🙂
That is one delicious looking taco bowl. I would want to put that dressing on everything too, I would also want to put a load of feta on this too.
Thank you, Dannii! Feta would be a great addition!
Oh my goodness Izzy, this taco salad bowl looks amazing! I want to eat it for lunch every darn day of the week!! The dressing sounds positively delicious as well! Pinning 🙂
Thank you, Ceara! Haha, me too! Thanks so much for pinning 🙂
Taco salads are my absolute favorite, Izzy! I love that you made this into a summer bow by adding corn. I’ve been buying massive amounts of corn from the farmer’s market every weekend, so I will have to try this out! Sounds delicious!
Mine too, Gayle! I’ve been putting grilled corn in everything lately! Corn is one of the best summer foods 🙂