Sunday, August 18, 2019

Southwest Chicken Salad

Southwest Chicken Salad with Avocado Ranch Dressing
Salad Served

Recipe by Robin


Whenever Southwest chicken salad is on a restaurant menu, I’m likely to order it. Styles vary widely, but typically include salad greens, corn, beans, cheese, and a side of salsa. A chicken breast, hopefully browned and spiced, crowns the creation. Dressings vary from chili lime vinaigrettes to creamy flavored ranches to green goddesses. This first attempt to recreate the salad at home was a great success, largely due to the rich, creamy homemade avocado ranch dressing. Fresh corn-off-the-cob from last night's Farmers' Market leftovers adds more taste appeal, though in a pinch—or in winter—frozen cooked corn will do nicely.

Sunday, August 4, 2019

Avocado Ranch Dressing

Perfect Compliment to Southwest Salad

Recipe by Robin


Ranch dressing so deliciously compliments all manner of not-so-healthy snacks, from buffalo wings to packaged chips to fried calamari. Remarkably enough, it also works magic with bland, healthful salads. Adding avocado to the ranch bumps up levels of omega-3 fatty acids, B vitamins, and Vitamins E, A, and C. Not that ranch dressing will ever be a contender as healthy salad dressing. It’s still more of rich, creamy, subtly herbed treat.