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Southwest Pepper Jack Salad takes several minutes to prepare.

Southwest Pepper Jack Salad takes several minutes to cook.

Southwest Pepper Jack Salad makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Southwest Pepper Jack Salad are:

Southwest Salad
1 head romaine lettuce, chopped
fresh corn kernels from 1 ear of sweet corn
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes, cut in half
1 (15 oz.) can black beans, rinsed and drained
1/3 cup roasted and salted pepitas (may sub. sunflower seeds)
1/2 cup grated pepper jack cheese, or more to taste
Tortilla Strips for Salads (I like Fresh Gourmet Santa Fe Style)

Creamy Avocado Salsa Dressing
1 small avocado, peeled and sliced
1 small jalapeno, seeded, deveined and roughly chopped (optional)
1 clove garlic, peeled
1/4 cup loosely packed cilantro
1/4 cup sour cream (may sub.plain Greek yogurt)
1/4 cup smooth salsa (medium for more of a kick)
1/4 cup milk
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon sugar*
juice from 1 lime
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cumin
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/8 teaspoon smoked paprika (optional)
hot sauce to taste (optional)

Here is how you make Southwest Pepper Jack Salad:

Add all of the Creamy Avocado Salad Dressing ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth, scraping the sides down as needed. Add hot sauce and additional salt and pepper to taste. Add additional milk to thin to desired consistency if needed. Chilli in the refrigerator, time permitting.Add salad ingredients to a large bowl except for the tortilla strips and toss to combine.Toss salad with desired amount of dressing (there will probably be some left over) or drizzle dressing over individual servings if not eating all of the salad immediately.Garnish salad with tortilla strips and freshly cracked salt and pepper.Serving Size: 6-8 ServingsNumber of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JESSIEDUKE589.

The nutritional information for Southwest Pepper Jack Salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 235.1

• Total Fat: 10.1 g
• Cholesterol: 20.0 mg
• Sodium: 158.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 24.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 8.3 g
• Protein: 14.8 g