Original Taco Salad
From midgelet 14 years ago
- 10 minutes to make
- Serves 8
My friend made this during a visit. She said many variations but she prefers this the best which was a restaurant recipe at one time and supposedly the original
Ingredients
- 1 pound very lean ground beef shopping list
- 1 tablespoon chili powder shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin shopping list
- 1 small clove garlic, put through a garlic press shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano shopping list
- 15-ounce can ranch style beans or chili beans drained shopping list
- 3 large ripe tomatoes, chopped shopping list
- 1/2 cup chopped sweet onion or green onion shopping list
- 1 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese shopping list
- 1 large head iceburg lettuce shopping list
- 1-1/2 cups slightly crushed Fritos shopping list
- 2 ripe avocados, peeled and roughly chopped shopping list
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice shopping list
- 2/3 cup mayonnaise shopping list
How to make it
- Brown the ground beef with the chili powder, cumin, garlic and oregano.
- Drain very well.
- Set aside and keep at room temperature.
- In a large bowl, combine and toss the beans, tomatoes, onion, cheese, lettuce, Fritos and avocados.
- Add the browned meat mixture and toss to combine.
- Mix the lemon juice with the mayonnaise and stir until smooth.
- Pour mixture over salad and toss again.
- Serve immediately
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Reviewed by 4 people-
Sounds good! Taco Salad is one of my favorites.
gapeach55
in Covington loved it
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Great recipe- it does have lots of variations, but it's hard to beat this one...thanks!
Deb
debbie919
in Manahawkin loved it
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Sounds wonderful. Thanks and I will try this out soon!
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