This colorful and flavorful salad is perfect for potlucks, picnics, or feeding a large group. It’s packed with fresh ingredients like creamy avocado, juicy tomatoes, crunchy romaine lettuce, and a vibrant cilantro lime dressing. This recipe can easily be doubled or tripled to serve a larger crowd.
Instructions:
Prepare the dressing: In a blender or food processor, combine the cilantro, lime juice, garlic, olive oil, honey, cumin, salt, and pepper. Blend until smooth. Set aside.
Assemble the salad: In a very large bowl, combine the romaine lettuce, black beans, corn, tomatoes, red onion, and avocado.
Dress and serve: Drizzle the desired amount of dressing over the salad just before serving and toss gently to coat.
Tips:
For a spicier salad, add a diced jalapeño to the dressing or sprinkle with red pepper flakes.
This salad can be customized with your favorite toppings! Try adding crumbled cotija cheese, tortilla chips, or sliced grilled chicken or steak.
The dressing can be made ahead of time and stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Ingredients:
For the dressing:
1 cup packed fresh cilantro leaves
¼ cup fresh lime juice
2 cloves garlic
½ cup extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
For the salad:
10 cups chopped romaine lettuce
2 (15-ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained
2 cups frozen corn, thawed
4 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
1 large red onion, thinly sliced
4 ripe avocados, diced
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