Fresh, bright, and straightforward to put together, Southwest Salad with Avocado Dressing is a vegetarian Mexican salad made with ripe avocado, cilantro, and olive oil in about 15 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 15 minutes
  • Cook time: Not specified
  • Total time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 6
  • Category: Salad
  • Cuisine: Mexican

Ingredients

For Dressing

  • 1 large ripe avocado
  • 1/2 cup cilantro
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 lime (juiced)
  • salt and pepper (to taste)

For Salad

  • 1 head romaine lettuce (chopped (about 2 cups))
  • 1 15-ounce can black beans (drained and rinsed (about 1.5 cups))
  • 1 cup corn kernels (cooked)
  • 1 cup bell pepper (chopped)
  • 1/2 cup red onion (chopped)
  • 3/4 cup grape tomato (halved)
  • 2 green onions (sliced)
  • 1/4 cup cilantro (finely chopped)

Method

To make the avocado dressing:

  1. Place all the ingredients in a food processor or blender.
  2. Process or blend until smooth by scraping the sides few times. Adjust the seasoning at this stage and feel free to add some water to get the desired consistency.

To Assemble

  1. In a large mixing bowl, Add lettuce, black beans, corn, bell peppers, onion, tomato, green onions and cilantro.
  2. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss to coat.Serve Immediately and Enjoy!

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.