Sunday 5 May 2013

Mexican Chopped Salad with Mexican Green Goddess Dressing











It's Cinco de Mayo.

I must have food readers dyslexia. Every time I see Green Goddess Dressing, I read Green Goodness Dressing. It's either that, or a Freudian thing.



Mexican Chopped Salad with Mexican Green Goddess Dressing
slightly adapted from Gwyneth Paltrow's It's All Good
Serves 4

For the Salad:
3 fresh ears of corn, husks removed
1 cos lettuce, finely shredded
1 x 400 can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 medium chopped tomato
4 spring onions, finely sliced
1 avocado, diced
1/4 cup chopped coriander

For the Mexican Green Goddess Dressing:
2/3 cup low fat Greek yoghurt
1/4 cup chopped coriander
2 spring onions, finely sliced
1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
1/2 green jalapeno, roughly chopped
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/2 teaspoon sea salt flakes
1 tablespoon honey

Make the Salad:
Steam the corn until it is cooked - about 10 minutes. When it's cool enough to handle, slice the kernels off the cobs and put them in a large salad bowl. Add the shredded lettuce and toss. Scatter in the beans, tomatoes, spring onions , avocado and coriander.

Make the Dressing:
Put all the ingredients into a blender and blitz until it's a smooth, pale green emulsion. Check seasoning.

Pour enough dressing on the salad vegetables to coat them evenly when tossed. Serve any left over dressing in a jug at the table.


14 comments:

  1. I just love how fresh everything looks! I am SO looking forward to fresh corn - not too many more months away ;)

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  2. I just got the cookbook last week and I really love it. I haven't made this one yet, but it's on my definite try out list!

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  3. Oh yummmmmmmmmmmm. I think I could eat the dressing with a spoon. It looks so delicious, it's incredible!!

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  4. Happy Cinco De Mayo Jen. This salad looks so incredibly fresh and delicious. Will have to keep this one in mind when we start to get our seasonal corn.

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  5. Happy Cinco!!! I'm with you on green goddess dressing - LOVE it!

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  6. P.S. Just got this cookbook as well. Try the posole -- OMG sooooo yummy!

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  7. Hey Kirsten - you can't beat fresh corn.

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  8. Hey Johanna. This book should come in very handy with the #VegBoxChallenge.

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  9. Hey Gabrielle. I'm going to be finding lots of ways to use this dressing - spooning it from bowl to mouth is one of them.

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  10. Thanks Patty. You guys must be looking forward to all the lovely spring/summer produce. You'll love this salad.

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  11. Thanks Little Kitchie. I've been eyeing-off the posole recipe - will have to try it stat, given your recommendation.

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  12. Your blog is so nice and your photos are simply beautiful :) I like the color of this summer salads!

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  13. Thanks so much for your lovely comment Andréanne.

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  14. This looks so good! Your photos are beautiful. I could lick my screen right now.

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