Mexican Caesar Salad

Name: Mexican Caesar Salad
Total time: 1800 s
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 head romaine lettuce, chopped; 1/2 cup grated cotija cheese; 1/2 cup roasted pepitas; 2 each acacados, diced; 1 each bag tortilla strips; 2 can chopped green chilis; 1/3 cup roasted pepitas; 4 large garlic cloves; 1/4 tsp black pepper; 1 tsp salt; 1/4 cup red wine vinegar; 5 tbsp grated cotija cheese; 2 small bunches cilantro without stems; 1 1/2 cup Hellman' s mayo; 12 oz canola oil

NCCook @NC_Cook

Wake Forest, North Carolina

Excellent side for burritos or enchiladas!

NCCook @NC_Cook

Wake Forest, North Carolina

Excellent side for burritos or enchiladas!

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Ingredients

30 mins

Salad
3 headromaine lettuce, chopped
1/2 cupgrated cotija cheese
1/2 cuproasted pepitas
2 eachacacados, diced
1 eachbag tortilla strips
Dressing
2 canchopped green chilis
1/3 cuproasted pepitas
4 largegarlic cloves
1/4 tspblack pepper
1 tspsalt
1/4 cupred wine vinegar
5 tbspgrated cotija cheese
2 smallbunches cilantro without stems
1 1/2 cupHellman' s mayo
12 ozcanola oil

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Steps

30 mins

1

Place all dressing ingredients in food processor or blender and blend until smooth.
2

Toss salad ingredients together
3

Add dressing and toss.
4

Garnish with any remaining cheese and serve
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NOTE: This is a restaurant recipe and makes a HUGE batch of dressing. I cut it in half and still have enough leftover to share! My sister-in-law loves this and always gets the extra!
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Variation: For a main course meal add cajun spiced grilled chicken, shrimp or steak