Description
Spicy Dorito taco salad combines zesty Mexican-inspired flavors with crunchy chip excitement. Cool lettuce, seasoned ground beef, and tangy dressing create a perfect quick meal you can enjoy in minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Proteins:
- 1 pound (1 lb) ground beef
- 1 can (15 ounces) kidney beans or black beans, drained and rinsed
Seasonings and Dressing:
- 1 packet taco seasoning (or 2 tablespoons homemade taco seasoning)
- 1 cup Catalina dressing (or French dressing)
- ¼ cup water
Vegetables and Toppings:
- 1 head iceberg lettuce, chopped
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- ½ cup sliced black olives (optional)
- ½ red onion, diced (optional)
- 3 cups Nacho Cheese Doritos, slightly crushed
Instructions
- Heat a skillet over medium flame and thoroughly cook ground beef until it loses its pink hue and develops a rich, golden-brown color.
- Eliminate accumulated fat from the meat, then incorporate taco seasoning and splash of water, stirring to distribute evenly while allowing the mixture to simmer and develop robust flavors for approximately 5 minutes.
- Transfer seasoned meat to a cooling surface, permitting it to reach a moderate temperature.
- Prepare a spacious mixing vessel and layer chopped crisp lettuce as the foundational element of the salad.
- Distribute vibrant diced tomatoes, shredded cheese blend, kidney beans, sliced black olives, and finely chopped onions across the verdant lettuce base.
- Cascade the slightly cooled taco-seasoned beef over the vegetable landscape, ensuring even distribution.
- Moments before service, fracture Doritos into rustic fragments and scatter them atop the salad for a satisfying crunch.
- Generously drizzle Catalina dressing, ensuring every ingredient receives a glistening coating.
- Execute a gentle tossing motion, allowing ingredients to intertwine without compromising their individual textures.
- Present the salad immediately to preserve optimal crispness and temperature.
Notes
- Customize the heat level by selecting mild, medium, or spicy taco seasoning based on personal preference.
- Swap ground beef with ground turkey or plant-based crumbles for a leaner or vegetarian alternative.
- Crush Doritos just before adding to maintain maximum crunch and prevent soggy texture.
- Prepare ingredients separately and assemble salad right before serving to keep each component fresh and crisp.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Snacks
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 550
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 600 mg
- Fat: 36 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 30 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 5 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 49 g
- Cholesterol: 130 mg