Mexican Green Salad with Jalapeño-Cilantro Dressing
This healthy Mexican green salad recipe is the perfect fresh side for your favorite Mexican meals! It's also a delicious, light meal on its own. Recipe yields 4 large salad servings, 6 medium or 8 side salads.
Ingredients
6 servings
Instructions
- First, toast the pepitas: combine the pepitas, olive oil, chili powder and a pinch of salt in a medium skillet over medium heat. Toast the pepitas, stirring frequently (don’t let them burn), until they are turning golden on the edges and making little popping noises, about 4 to 7 minutes. Set the skillet aside to cool.
- In a large salad bowl, combine the spring mix, chopped romaine, cauliflower, cabbage, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, onion, feta cheese, and toasted pepitas. Gently toss, then set aside.
- To make the dressing: Combine all of the ingredients but the red pepper flakes in a blender. Blend until smooth. Taste, and add extra salt if it needs some extra oomph, and or a pinch of red pepper flakes if you’d like more heat. Blend again, then transfer to a small jar with a spout, for serving.
- Divide the salad into individual bowls, top with slices of avocado, and drizzle dressing just before serving. If you intend to have leftovers, store the salad separately from the dressing, and toss individual servings with dressing just before serving. The salad will keep well this way for about 4 to 5 days.
Nutrition per serving
341kcal
💰 Cost Estimate
Total Ingredients
$4908.00
$4908.00
Per Serving
$818.00/serving
$818.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$9816.00 vs buying!
~$9816.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (46% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|
| ⅔ cup pepitas | - | - |
| ½ teaspoon olive oil | - | - |
| ½ teaspoon chili powder | - | - |
| Pinch of salt | - | - |
| baby spring mix | 5 oz | $806.00 |
| romaine lettuce | 6 oz | $237.00 |
| grated cauliflower | 2 cups | $528.00 |
| finely chopped purple cabbage | 2 cups | $44.00 |
| pint | 1 | - |
| cucumber | 1 small | $116.00 |
| red onion | 1 small | $70.00 |
| ⅔ cup crumbled feta cheese | - | - |
| ripe avocados | 2 | $149.00 |
| ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil | - | - |
| ½ cup lime juice | 4 l | $2694.00 |
| ½ cup lightly packed cilantro | - | - |
| jalapeño | 1 small | - |
| tahini | 1 tbsp | - |
| honey or maple syrup | 1 tbsp | $39.00 |
| ground cumin | 1 tsp | $27.00 |
| ½ teaspoon Dijon mustard | - | - |
| garlic | 1 clove | $198.00 |
| ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt | - | - |
| Pinch of red pepper flakes | - | - |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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