Rainbow Mexican Salad

Author: Bethenny Frankel, Celebrity Natural Food Chef

Prep: 30 minutes

Serves: 6

Colorful and flavorful ingredients like tomatoes, Cheddar cheese, avocado, corn and olives are easily arranged to make a "rainbow" salad that gets a delicious crunch from crumbled cheese crisps. It makes a beautiful presentation and is ready in just 30 minutes.

ingredients

1/4 cup reduced fat ranch salad dressing
1/4 cup reduced fat vinaigrette salad dressing
1/4 cup salsa
1 large head romaine lettuce, shredded (about 12 cups)
1 cup grape  tomatoes cut in half
1 cup shredded reduced fat Cheddar cheese (about 4 ounces)
1 cup fresh, thawed frozen or drained canned whole kernel corn
1 ripe medium avocado, peeled, pitted and cut into cubes (about 1 cup)
1/2 cup sliced pitted ripe olive
1 cup rinsed, drained canned pinto beans
1 cup crumbled Pepperidge Farm® Baked Naturals Cheese Crisps- Four Cheese Medley  (about 30)
1 cup shredded cooked beef  or chicken or cooked shrimp
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves

directions

Stir the ranch dressing, vinaigrette dressing and salsa in a small bowl.


Place the lettuce onto a serving platter. Arrange the tomatoes, cheese, corn, avocado, olives, beans, cheese crisps and beef, if desired, in rows on the lettuce to form a "rainbow". Sprinkle with the cilantro. Serve with the dressing mixture.

Tip: To save time, you can place the salad ingredients into a large bowl, add the dressing mixture and toss to coat.