Fresh Leaf Co. Mexican Style Salad

Ignite your taste buds with our Fresh Leaf Co. Mexican inspired salad with a delicious chipotle & honey dressing.

ingredients

1 packet of Mexican style rice
Coriander (handful chopped)
1 packet of baby plum tomatoes (halved)
1 red Onion (thinly sliced)
2 bell peppers (thinly sliced)
70g bag of Fresh Leaf Co. red + green baby leaf salad
Mexican seasoning – To taste
2 tortillas (cut into thin strips)
Salt – ¼ teaspoon
Chilli powder – ½ tsps
Olive oil – 1 tablespoon
Cheese (optional)

dressing Ingredients

Chipotle Paste – 1 tbsp
Cumin – ¼ tsps
Dried Oregano – ¼ tsps
Honey – 1 ½ tbsps
Pepper – ¼ tsp
Salt – ¾ tsp
Red wine vinegar – 3 tbsp
Avocado oil – 1/3 cup
Garlic – 1 crushed

 

serves 4

easy

takes 15 minutes

how to make…

  1. Fry the onions and peppers until cooked with some Mexican seasoning to taste.
  2. Cook your Mexican rice and place to the side.
  3. Chop a handful of coriander and place to the side.
  4. Cut your tortillas into strips and fry them in 1 tablespoon of oil with, ¼ of a teaspoon of salt and ½ teaspoon of chilli powder. Fry them until they’re browned and crunchy!
  5. Place a bed of Fresh Leaf Co. red + green baby leaf salad into a large salad bowl.
  6. In sections around your bowl add your ingredients, starting with tomatoes.
  7. Add your Mexican-style rice.
  8. Add your cooked onions and peppers.
  9. Add your Mexican-style croutons!
  10. Add your handful of coriander.
  11. Make your chipotle and honey dressing by mixing your chipotle paste, cumin, dried oregano, honey, pepper, salt, red wine vinegar, avocado oil and crushed garlic together until homogenised.
  12. Drizzle your spicy and tangy dressing over the Mexican-style salad.
  13. Sprinkle over some cheese.
  14. Grab your salad servers, mix and enjoy!

 

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