Mexican Layered Salad Recipes

Steps:

• In a 2-qt. trifle bowl or glass serving bowl, layer fresh vegetables and avocado. In a small bowl, mix mayonnaise, chiles and seasonings; spread over top. Sprinkle with chips and cheese.

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• For the dressing: Mix together the mayonnaise, milk, sour cream, parsley, cilantro, chili powder, cumin, hot sauce, garlic and salt and pepper to taste in a medium bowl. Set aside.
• For the salad: Prepare a grill pan or grill for medium-high heat. Grill the corn until nice and golden, with good grill marks on the kernels, 10 to 12 minutes. Allow to cool a bit, then cut the kernels off the cobs.
• Add all the salad ingredients to a bowl in layers: first the lettuce, followed by the tomatoes, corn, red onions, cheese and tortilla chips.
• Pour the dressing into a small serving bowl and serve alongside the salad.

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• Layer lettuce, beans and tomatoes in large bowl.
• Mix salsa and sour cream until blended; spread over salad to edge of bowl. Sprinkle with cheese and onions. Refrigerate several hours.
• Sprinkle with chips just before serving; toss lightly.

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• Spread refried beans in the bottom of a (1-quart) shallow edged serving dish (you can use a transparent dish if you'd like). Sprinkle the seasoning packet over the beans. Layer the diced tomatoes over the beans, the sour cream over the tomatoes, and the guacamole over the sour cream. Sprinkle the entire layered dip with cheddar cheese, followed by green onion and finishing it off with a layer of black olives. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Steps:

• Place 1/2 the lettuce in bottom of serving dish.
• Layer salsa, beans, and squash over lettuce.
• Place cucumber over squash, sprinkle with olives.
• Top with remaining lettuce.
• Dressing: Combine mayonnaise, yogurt, garlic powder, and lemon juice.
• Spread evenly on top of salad.
• Sprinkle with cheese and onion.
• Cover and refrigerate 2 hours before serving.

Steps:

• In a 2-quart trifle dish or glass bowl, layer the first five ingredients.
• Combine the mayonnaise, chilies, and seasonings; spread over the top of the salad.
• Sprinkle crushed chips and cheese over the top and serve immediately.

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• Layer lettuce, tomato, onions, olives, beans, cheese, and dressing in a 3-quart bowl.
• Refrigerate.
• Top with crushed tortilla chips and toss lightly just before serving.

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• Chill all fruit before preparing the salad. Cut the fruit and assemble the salad just before serving.
• Layer the fruits in the order listed. Spread the yogurt over the top of the salad. Sprinkle evenly with coconut and nuts. Drizzle with honey.
• Serve right away.

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• In medium bowl, layer lettuce, bell pepper, 1 1/4 cups of the salsa and the corn. Top with remaining 3/4 cup salsa and the avocado.
• In food processor or blender, process all vinaigrette ingredients except oil until mixed. Gradually pour in oil, processing until thick. Serve vinaigrette with salad.

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• Layer first 6 ingredients in serving bowl.
• Drizzle with dressing and salsa.
• Refrigerate several hours or until chilled.

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• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Coat a 9x13-inch baking pan with nonstick spray.
• Heat oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Saute beef until no longer pink in the center, 5 to 10 minutes. Add onion and cook until transparent, about 2 minutes more. Add black beans, enchilada sauce, and green chiles. Simmer until slightly thickened, about 10 minutes.
• Cover the bottom of the prepared pan with a third the beef mixture. Place several tortillas over the meat to cover. Spread half the sour cream. Add another third the meat mixture, cover with tortillas, and spread remaining sour cream on top. Cover with remaining meat mixture.
• Top casserole with crushed corn chips and Cheddar cheese, in that order. Sprinkle olives and tomatoes on top of the Cheddar cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling, about 35 minutes.

Steps:

• Layer in a glass large salad bowl: pinto beans, bean sprouts, tomatoes, sliced eggs, green onion, corn, garbanzo beans, olives, cheese.
• Add anything else you choose for your salad.
• Make Dressing: In a bowl, stir together avocado dip thawed, sour cream, green chilies, garlic and milk.
• Put more cheese on top of salad and then spread dressing over top so that an edge of the cheese shows.
• Cover with plastic wrap and chill 2 hours-24 hours. Serve on a bed of coarsely crushed Fritos.
• Garnish top with 1 tablespoons chopped tomato, 1 teaspoons of sliced black olives and a sprinkle of green onion.

Steps:

• Empty Pasta mix into 3-quart saucepan 2/3 full of boiling water. Gently boil uncovered 12 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Drain pasta; rinse with cold water. Shake to drain well. In medium bowl, stir together seasoning mix, oil, water and cumin. Stir in pasta, beans and corn.
• In 4-quart glass salad bowl or 13x9-inch glass baking dish, layer lettuce and pasta mixture. Spread guacamole evenly over top. Sprinkle with cheese and tomatoes; top with olives.
• Just before serving, arrange chips around edge of bowl. Serve immediately, or refrigerate.

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• Layer lettuce, corn, black beans, tomato, green onions, cilantro, green bell pepper, avocado, Cheddar cheese, and tortilla chips, in this order, in a serving bowl.
• Stir ranch-style dressing and salsa together in a bowl; pour over salad.