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Salad a Day Contest Winner -- Recipe: Tex-Mex Cobb Salad

Prep Time 15 minutes
Servings 4 Servings

Ingredients

Chipotle BBQ Dressing

  • 3/4 cup Ranch dressing
  • 1/4 cup prepared hickory barbecue sauce
  • 3 tablespoons chopped cilantro
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon minced chipotle chile in adobo sauce

Salad

  • 8 cups shredded romaine lettuce
  • 4 strips cooked thick-cut bacon pork or turkey, cut in 1/2-inch pieces
  • 1 avocado peeled, diced
  • 1 1/2 cups cooked corn kernels
  • 15- ounce can black beans rinsed and drained
  • 1 1/2 cups diced cooked grilled chicken breast
  • 1 1/2 cups grape tomatoes
  • 1 cup pepper jack cheese cubed
  • 1/3 cup sliced red onion
  • Tortilla chips garnish

Directions

  1. In small bowl, combine Ranch Dressing, barbecue sauce, cilantro, lime juice and chipotle chile; mix well.
  2. Line a large platter with lettuce.
  3. Arrange remaining ingredients, in rows, across lettuce.
  4. Serve with dressing. Garnish with tortilla chips.