This week I'm going to be giving you recipes for three great summer salads. It's been raining here in Missouri and it's been getting hot and humid during the day, so I'm trying to prevent turning on the oven. Salads it is!
The title on the recipe card from grandma is "Guacamole Salad," but I call it Avocado Salad because there's nothing really guacamole-esque about it (other than the fact the dressing consists of mashed up avocado).
Anyway, the ingredients:
romaine lettuce
tomatoes
avocado, sliced
shredded cheese
crushed corn chips
sliced black olives
sliced green olives
green onions
I didn't list amounts for any of the items because the great thing about this salad is that you can throw in however much you want. Like green olives? Toss in a bunch! Hate 'em? Leave 'em out! It's totally up to you. Also? Pretend I have the shredded cheese and green onions in that pic.
For the dressing:
1 ripe avocado, peeled and pitted
1/3 cup olive oil or vegetable oil
1/2 tsp chili powder
1 clove garlic, crushed
1/4 tsp Tabasco sauce
1/2 cup sour cream
In a blender or food processor, combine ingredients for the dressing, and mix together.
Now you can do this one of two ways. You can either:
(1) Do as the recipe says and put the lettuce in a large bowl and top with sliced tomatoes, avocado, olives, green onions, and then pour the dressing into the bowl and toss together. Then top with cheese and corn chips.
For the dressing:
1 ripe avocado, peeled and pitted
1/3 cup olive oil or vegetable oil
1/2 tsp chili powder
1 clove garlic, crushed
1/4 tsp Tabasco sauce
1/2 cup sour cream
1 tblsp lemon juice
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp sugar
In a blender or food processor, combine ingredients for the dressing, and mix together.
The dressing is also great as a dip. Yummy!
Now you can do this one of two ways. You can either:
(1) Do as the recipe says and put the lettuce in a large bowl and top with sliced tomatoes, avocado, olives, green onions, and then pour the dressing into the bowl and toss together. Then top with cheese and corn chips.
or
(2) Place the lettuce in a bowl, but don't mix everything together. Since I make this recipe for only my husband and myself, we usually have tons of leftovers. To keep everything fresh, we add the toppings to our individual salads and we don't combine everything at once. This way, the dressing doesn't make the corn chips soggy, the lettuce doesn't start to wilt, etc.
(2) Place the lettuce in a bowl, but don't mix everything together. Since I make this recipe for only my husband and myself, we usually have tons of leftovers. To keep everything fresh, we add the toppings to our individual salads and we don't combine everything at once. This way, the dressing doesn't make the corn chips soggy, the lettuce doesn't start to wilt, etc.
But if you're preparing it for a large group, I'd suggest mixin' it all together. Either way, though? It's pretty dang good, and a great salad for a warm summer night.
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