Healthy Taco Salad
Ingredients
Turkey Taco Meat
- ▢1/2 Tablespoon olive oil
- ▢1 lb ground turkey
- ▢2 Tablespoons taco seasoning I made my own
Salad Ingredients
- 1 bag romaine lettuce washed, rinsed, dried and chopped
- 1 cup grape or cherry tomatoes chopped
- 1 c cup sweet corn cut off the cob
- 3/4 cup shredded Mexican cheese + more to taste
- 1/2 jalapeño pepper de-seeded and chopped (optional)
- 1 small can black beans I add garlic & mexican seasonings to give them a little flavor
- 1 avocado chopped into chunks
- 1/2 sliced corn tortillas I air fried them to omit oil
- chopped cilantro for garnish
- 1/2 c pico de gallo
- 1/2 red onion chopped
- 1/2 c greek nonfat yogurt you can use sour cream
Instructions
- Cook turkey: Add oil to a skillet over medium heat. Once hot, add turkey. Break meat into small pieces using a spatula or meat chopper as it cooks. Cook for about 6-8 minutes or until the turkey is no longer pink. Add taco seasoning to the pan and toss to combine. Set aside.
- While the turkey it cooking start to prep your salad ingredients. To build salads, start with a base of romaine lettuce in each bowl and add the toppings turkey taco meat, tomatoes, corn, cheese, jalapeño, avocado, pico de gallo, and chips. Drizzle with Trader Joes Cilantro Dressing