[CH] Tonight's Dinner - Turkey Taco Salad

RisaG (radiorlg@yahoo.com)
Sun, 12 Jan 2003 17:09:59 -0800 (PST) 

This was tonight's diner - Turkey Taco Salad. Unlike
most taco salads, this one does not have a bowl made
of tortilla or fried tortilla "sticks" on top. It is
just the seasoned meat with tomato, olive, and
scallions. It is quite delicious. The CHILES are in
the Tex Mex seasoning blend and the salt blend that I
cooked the meat in. You will not see them really
listed in the ingredient list. In the Notes section
you will see that I included arbol chiles in the salt
mixture that i seasoned the meat with.

                     *  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                            Turkey Taco Salad

Recipe By     : Adapted from Fast & Easy by S. Somers
Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Low Carb                        
Poultry
                Quick                           
Salads

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation
Method
--------  ------------ 
--------------------------------
   3      tbsp          vegetable oil
     1/2  cup           onion -- chopped
   1      lb            ground turkey -- lean
   1      tbsp          Tex Mex Seasoning Blend -- *
see note
   2                    plum tomatoes -- chopped
     1/2  cup           scallions (both green & white)
-- sliced
                        salt and pepper -- ** see note
   4      cups          mixed greens
   1      cup           cheddar cheese -- shredded
   1      cup           sour cream
   1      cup           salsa -- *** I omitted this
                        cilantro -- for garnish
   4                    black olives -- pitted &
sliced

Place a large skillet over medium-high heat. When hot,
add oil and onions. Saute for about 5 minutes. Add
ground turkey and saute until brown, about 5 minutes.
Drain off any excess fat. Add Tex Mex Seasoning Blend,
salt and pepper. Cook for 3 more minutes. Remove from
heat. Add tomatoes, scallions and olives. Season with
salt and pepper, if necessary.

Divide the greens among 4 plates. Divide meat among 4
plates.  Top with cheese, sour cream, salsa (if
using), and garnish with cilantro.

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NOTES : Risa's notes:

* Instead of commercial taco seasoning, I made my own.
In a jar, place 1 tbsp + 1 tsp cayenne pepper, 2 tbsp
+ 2 tsp dried oregano, 2 tbsp + 2 tsp ground cumin, 1
tbsp + 1 tsp ground coriander, 2 tsp black pepper and
2 tsp sea salt. Close the jar well and shake to mix
well. Store in an airtight container for up to 6
months.

If you don't feel like making your own, you can use
commercial taco seasoning mixture, altho' it has a lot
of sugar in it. 

** I created a Southwestern salt mixture to use
instead of just salt and pepper. It includes coarse
sea salt, black pepper and lots of different
southwestern seasonings such as cumin, mexican
oregano, arbol chiles, and thyme. I ground them up
together and placed them in a shaker.

*** Make your own salsa and that will, of course,
include chiles. I omitted it as I didn't have any in
the house nor did I have extra tomatoes, just the ones
for the actual salad.

RisaG


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