Best 12 Taco Salad Dressing Recipes

EMILY'S DRESSING FOR TACO SALAD

Steps:

• Mix sour cream, ranch dressing, picante sauce, and chili powder in a bowl until thoroughly combined.

TACO SALAD WITH DORITOS & FRENCH DRESSING

Steps:

• Brown meat with taco seasoning mix, drain greese. While meat is browning, chop onion and mix onion, lettuce and shredded cheese. Let meat cool a little and then add sour cream and french dressing. At meat mixture and crushed doritos to lettuce, when ready to serve.

FRESH TACO SALAD WITH CREAMY AVOCADO-LIME DRESSING

Steps:

• To make the taco filling:
• In a medium saucepan, warm the olive oil over medium heat until shimmering. Add the garlic, chili powder, and cumin. Cook until fragrant, stirring constantly, about 30 seconds. Add the tomato paste and sauté for another minute, stirring constantly. Add the rinsed quinoa and water, and stir to combine. Bring the mixture to a gentle boil, then cover the pot and reduce the heat as necessary to maintain a gentle simmer. Cook until the liquid is absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes (the quinoa might not be fluffy yet, but don't worry).
• Remove the pot from the heat and let it rest, still covered, for 5 minutes. Then, uncover and fluff the quinoa with a fork. Gently stir in the black beans and salt. Season to taste with pepper and additional salt, if necessary. Cover and set aside for a couple of minutes to warm up the beans.
• To make the tortilla strips:
• In a large skillet, warm the olive oil over medium heat until shimmering. Toss in the tortilla strips, sprinkle them with salt, and stir. Cook until the strips are crispy and turning golden, stirring occasionally, 5 to 10 minutes. Drain the tortilla strips on a plate covered with a piece of paper towel.
• To make the dressing:
• In a small food processor or blender, combine the lime juice, olive oil, and water. Using a spoon, scoop in the half avocado and add the cilantro, jalapeño, garlic, and salt. Process until the dressing is nice and smooth. The dressing should be zippy, but if it's unpleasantly tart or difficult to blend, dilute it with 1 to 2 tablespoons of water and blend again.
• To assemble the salads:
• Combine the romaine and arugula in a large bowl. Wait to dress the salad until you are ready to serve, as the greens wilt fairly quickly once dressed. (If you won't be consuming all 4 servings of this salad right away, portion off the greens you'd like to save for later, and dress only the greens you intend to eat now.)
• When you're ready, drizzle the mixture with just enough dressing to lightly coat the greens (you might have extra). Toss until the dressing is evenly distributed.
• Arrange the dressed greens in 4 individual salad bowls (or dinner plates, if your bowls are on the small side). Top each salad with taco filling, tomatoes, radishes, crispy tortilla strips, and feta. Slice the remaining avocado half into long strips and place a couple of strips on each salad. Serve immediately.
• If you have leftover dressing, press plastic wrap against the surface to prevent browning and store it in the refrigerator for later. Leftover tortilla strips tend to become unpalatably tough within a couple of hours, so you might want to skip those and add a few crushed tortilla chips to leftovers.

TACO SALAD WITH RANCH DRESSING

Steps:

• Cook the chicken breasts in a medium skillet over medium high heat for 12 to 16 minutes, or until chicken is cooked though and juices run clear. Let cool slightly then slice into strips.
• In a large bowl, toss together the chicken, chili powder, lettuce, salsa, dressing, Cheddar, Monterey Jack, olives and tortilla chips until evenly coated. Chill until ready to serve.

EASY TACO SALAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Remove the lid and plastic portion contol top of your dressing bottle.
• Pour 1/2-3/4 cup of dressing into a pyrex bowl with spout and set aside.
• Using a funnel, add the entire seasoning pkt. to your ranch bottle.
• Put the lid on and shake to completely mix together.
• Tap bottom of bottle on counter to free up extra space at the top.
• Add what you can of the remaining dressing to the bottle. (it won't all fit).
• Chill.

GRILLED FISH TACO SALAD WITH AVOCADO DRESSING

Steps:

• Make the dressing by combining the avocado, yogurt, garlic, lime juice, honey, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a blender. Blend until creamy (the dressing will be thick), then cover and refrigerate the dressing while you make the salad.
• Preheat the grill for 10 minutes on medium heat. Prepare the foil packets by placing two halibut fillets on each sheet of Reynolds Wrap® Aluminum Foil. Squeeze the lime juice atop the fillets, then sprinkle them with the cumin and a pinch of salt and pepper. Fold and crimp the edges together to form sealed foil packets.
• Place the foil packets on the grill, close the lid and grill the fish for 8 to 10 minutes or just until the fish flakes easily and is opaque throughout. Remove the foil packets from the grill and unwrap them.
• Prepare the taco salad by layering the lettuce, beans, cheese, tomatoes and tortilla strips on serving plates. Arrange the grilled fish on top of the salads, drizzle with the avocado dressing and serve.

SUPER EASY TACO SALAD DRESSING

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl put the ranch dressing.
• Add 1/4 cup salsa and stir. Add 1 Tble. of salsa at a time until you have the desired kick to your dressing. Add as much or as little as you wish.
• Stir in the minced cilantro. This is optional but I love it myself.
• Check for salt and pepper.
• Serve with taco salad. I especially like this dressing on a chicken taco salad.

BEEF TACO SALAD WITH CHUNKY TOMATO DRESSING

Steps:

• To prepare the meat, heat a large skillet over a medium-high heat. Add the beef and cook until no longer pink, stirring occasionally and breaking the meat up with the spoon. Add the garlic and beans and cook for 2 minutes more. Add the chili powder, cayenne and water and stir until well combined and some but not all of the liquid has been absorbed. Remove from the heat and allow the mixture to cool slightly. Meat mixture may be made up to 3 days ahead and stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
• To make the tomato dressing, in a medium bowl, combine tomatoes (with their juices), oil, lime juice, salt and pepper. Dressing may be prepared up to 2 days ahead and stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
• Place 2 cups of lettuce on each plate or in a lunch container. Top each serving with 1 cup of the beef mixture then sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of cheese. If making to-go, pack 3/4 cup of the tomato mixture in a separate sealable container and put about 8 chips in a separate bag. Right before eating, pour a portion of the tomato mixture with the liquid on top of each salad, and crush tortilla chips on top.
• Nutritional analysis per serving (Serving size: 2 cups lettuce, 1 cup beef mixture, 2 tablespoons cheese, 3/4 cup of tomato mixture, and about 8 crushed tortilla chips)
• Calories 430; Total Fat 22 g; (Sat Fat 8 g, Mono Fat 10 g, Poly Fat 2 g) ; Protein 29 g; Carb 36 g; Fiber 9 g; Cholesterol 70 mg; Sodium 770 mg
• Excellent source of: Protein, Fiber, Vitamin A, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Phosphorus, Potassium, Selenium, Zinc
• Good source of: Riboflavin, Vitamin K, Manganese

CREAMY SALSA DIP AND/OR TACO SALAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Mix well in a serving bowl.
• Refrigerate or serve right away.

CILANTRO LIME CHICKEN TACO SALAD WITH CREAMY BAJA CATALINA DRESSING RECIPE

Steps:

• Prepare Cilantro Lime Chicken according to directions, reserving 1 tablespoon marinade for dressing. Slice or chop cooked chicken. Meanwhile, whisk together all of the Dressing ingredients in a medium bowl, including the 1 tablespoon reserved Cilantro Lime Marinade. Store in the refrigerator. Best if chilled at least 30 minutes. May keep in an airtight container up to 7 days. To assemble, add the Salad Ingredients to a large bowl and toss to combine. Drizzle individual servings with desired amount of dressing. Season with additional salt, pepper, hot sauce and/or lime juice to taste. Recipe Notes *For more of a vinaigrette, you may sub the mayo and sour cream for canola oil

TACO SALAD WITH TOMATILLO SALSA DRESSING

Steps:

• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Drain and discard grease.
• Meanwhile, combine iceberg and green leaf lettuces in a large bowl. Toss in cherry tomatoes, olives, cucumber, radishes, and scallions.
• Combine tomatillo salsa, lime juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper in a small bowl; whisk until blended. Pour dressing over salad, and toss to combine. Serve salad over warm chips with Cheddar cheese and ground beef.

TACO SALAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Whisk ingredients together cover and refrigerate until serving. From "5 Ingredients or Less!" Copyright Gooseberry Patch. Used with permission of the publisher, Gooseberry Patch. All Rights Reserved.