Depending on the type of salsa you use, this salad will vary in heat. To please everyone, make it mild and put a bottle of your favorite hot sauce on the table. Make it a meal: Baked corn tortilla chips or cheese quesadillas and lime wedges are natural accompaniments.
| Prep Time: | 30 minutes |
| Ready in: | 30 minutes |
| Yield: | 4 servings, 1 cup filling & 2 cups salad each |
| Ease of Prep: | Easy |
| Recipe Ingredients | |
| 1/2 cup prepared salsa | |
| 1/4 cup reduced-fat sour cream | |
| 1 teaspoon canola oil | |
| 1 medium onion , chopped | |
| 3 cloves garlic , minced | |
| 1 pound 93%-lean ground turkey | |
| 2 large plum tomatoes , diced | |
| 1 14-ounce can kidney beans , rinsed | |
| 2 teaspoons cumin | |
| 2 teaspoons chili powder | |
| 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro | |
| 8 cups shredded romaine lettuce | |
| 1/2 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese | |
Recipe Directions
- Combine salsa and sour cream in a large bowl.
- Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and cook, stirring often, until softened, about 2 minutes. Add turkey and cook, stirring often and crumbling with a wooden spoon, until cooked through, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, beans, cumin and chili powder; cook, stirring, until the tomatoes begin to break down, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the heat, stir in cilantro and 1/4 cup of the salsa mixture.
- Add lettuce to the remaining salsa mixture in the bowl; toss to coat. To serve, divide the lettuce among 4 plates, top with the turkey mixture and sprinkle with cheese.
Health Advantages: high fiber, low sat fat, high potassium, high calcium, heart healthy, diabetes appropriate.
| Nutrition Information | ||||||||
| Servings Per Recipe: 4 | ||||||||
| Amount Per serving | ||||||||
| Calories: | 356 cal | Carbohydrate Servings: | 1 | |||||
| Carbohydrates: | 26 g | Dietary Fiber: | 10 g | Cholesterol: | 81 mg | |||
| Fat: | 14 g | Sodium: | 618 mg | Saturated Fat: | 5 g | |||
| Protein: | 33 g | Potassium: | 763 mg | Monounsaturated Fat: | 1 g | |||
| Nutrition Bonus: | Vitamin A (150% daily value), Vitamin C (60% dv), Folate (53% dv), Iron (25% dv), Potassium (22% dv). | |||||||
| Exchanges: | 1 starch, 2 vegetable, 4 lean meat | |||||||
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