Taco Salad

Happy Thursday to you!  Several of you asked about the Taco Salad I made the other night for dinner, so wanted to share it with you.  I didn't grow up eating Mexican food and it wasn't until I was in my late 30's that I had this salad. By that time I was eating Tacos on a regular basis, but just not in a salad.  Of course, I didn't grow up eating Pizza either but once I discovered it I loved it.
Basically a Taco Salad is just a Taco deconstructed.  We use all the same ingredients except for tortillas, we substitute Taco Chips for that. 
Here is a rundown of what we put in ours, though yours may vary. We make it for just the two of us, and it makes two dinners. You may need to adjust quantities if you have a large family.
Salad greens-either Romaine or Iceburg lettuce. I prefer Romaine because it is healthier for you.
Ground Beef or Turkey(your preference)browned.  You can also simmer it in a Taco seasoning if you have it sold at your grocery store.
1 onion-chopped; we prefer purple.
1 tomato cut up.
1 can slices black olives.
1 avocado, cut up
1 can of black beans
shredded cheese-we use Mexican(which is a blend of several cheeses)or Cheddar
Salsa-your choice, we also drizzle Ranch dressing on it.
Sour cream-again a personal preference
Taco Chips

Generally, we break up our taco chips and just mix them in, but for the photo I put them at the side.
We didn't have any sour cream for this dinner.  It is an easy summertime salad and kids love it, so do hubbies. I've also taken this as a quick dinner to friends.  There you have it.  If you've never made this, give it a try.  If you have any more questions, don't hesitate to ask.
Blessings on your day!
Noreen

Here in Colorado, we have some "healthy choice" fast food restaurants~Mad Greens, Noodles &Co., and Quidoba. Quidoba is a fast food Mexican restaurant where "fresh" is the key component. I discovered this favorite about four years ago and love it. I've never been a fan of Taco Bell or other chains, but Quidoba has changed where I go for a quick, good and reasonably priced lunch. Yesterday, after all my walks, I met a close friend at the restaurant right down the road from our house. My choice is typically a "Naked Chicken Burrito"-basically all the ingredients of a Burrito but served in a bowl, without the tortilla. Yesterday, I choose the Mango MoJo Salad, with fresh Mango salsa and chicken. It was excellent; both my friend and I loved this dish. My girlfriend hadn't been to Quidoba before and I think she is now going to be a regular.

Doesn't this look so good! I'm really glad that I walked twice yesterday, because hubby and I went out for Chinese last night for his birthday dinner. His birthday and our second grandson's birthday is Thursday; we will be celebrating with the entire family at our daughter's house. Today will be an easy day; I'm going to run to a Hobby Lobby with my neighbor and also hope to get some stitching done. I hope your week is going well and that this weird, wacky weather isn't impacting your area.
Hugs to you,
Noreen