Southwestern Salad/ Mango Salsa

Ok, so here is the original recipe I found, Southwestern Layered Salad, but as pretty as it was, we didn't want to eat a layered salad. With 2 kids, we wanted it all mixed up. But we wanted to make something that used up our Veggie Co op shipment and didn't require us to turn on the oven. So here is what we ended up doing. 

1 can of black beans, rinsed and drained

2 cobs of corn, grilled

1 bell pepper (yellow, red or green), chopped

1/4 cup red onion, finely chopped

1 large tomato, chopped

1/4 cup cilantro, chopped

1/2 head of lettuce, chopped

2 seasoned chicken breasts, grilled

1 1/2 cups grated cheddar cheese

6 corn tortillas, fried to a crispy chip

Southwestern Salad Dressing

1/2 cup sour cream

1/2 cup ranch salad dressing

1/4 cup your favorite salsa

Mix together sour cream, ranch salad dressing and salsa. Set aside.

After chopping all the veggies (with my awesome Salad Master Machine) and cutting the corn off the cob mix it all up together. 

layer lettuce, chicken and veggie and bean mixture a top a tostado. Top with Southwestern Salad Dressing and Sprinkle with cheese if desired. Both kids ate it and Max at 2 of them. 

Ok, so there was a lot of the veggie bean mixture left over so the next day I added 1 more chopped tomato and a mango and turned it into Mango Salsa. It was soooo good with Tostitos Scoops Corn Chips! I also bought some Taquitos from CostCo and dipped them in the left over Southwestern Salad Dressing which I am now calling Southwestern Sour Cream Dip.