Southwest Salad

Now that summer is here, it is time for awesome fresh salads.  I love my salads hearty with lots of fresh ingredients.  This salad is really filling and has some really delicious flavors.

Southwest Salad
Ingredients:
2 cups of fresh spinach, washed well
1 red radish, sliced thin
1/2 English cucumber, peeled and slice thin
1/2 green pepper, washed well and diced
1/4 cup of corn (I used fresh corn that I had made for dinner and cut it off the cob, but you could use frozen)
1/2 of avocado
2 Gardein Chipotle Lime Fingers baked
Handful of Cilantro
Juice from one lime
1 tablespoon of EVOO
Salt and Pepper to taste


I love salads, but you really need to be sure that you are washing all of your vegetables really well- even if they are organic.

Put the spinach down first as the bed and then add all the other ingredients.  While you are cutting everything up, put the Gardein Chipotle Lime Fingers in the oven and then into the fridge to cool once they are cooked.  If you haven't had Gardein, they make great vegan meat substitutes.  I love these because they have a great crunch to them.

Add all your fresh ingredients.  Once the Gardein has cooled, cut them up and put them on top.

For the dressing, juice the limes into a small bowl and add the tablespoon of EVOO, salt, pepper and a handful of fresh cilantro chopped fine.  Mix well and then poor it over the salad.  Voila!  A filling, fresh salad- perfect for any summer day.