Happy Tuesday!
So far, here are the results of our cooking this week:
Monday - Beef Quesadillas from Real Simple. These were not so good. They weren't bad, but definitely not good....more like 'edible.' I did like the simple salad recipe that was suggested with it, but the 'dillas were just plain boring, and I did not like the method recommended to broil them.
Tuesday - Southwest Cobb Salad from Southern Living. This was great! It was really easy to throw together and very filling for a salad. One thing that I found interesting about the recipe is that it doesn't have eggs, which are typically in a cobb salad, and other than the barbecue sauce and avocado, there's not much about it that's 'Southwest.' Oh well, whatever you want to call it, it's yummy! Here's the recipe!
Southwest Cobb Salad
Ingredients:
1 large head romaine lettuce, shredded
1 pound chopped smoked chicken (or 1 rotisserie chicken)
1 cup (4 oz.) shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
3 large tomatoes, seeded and diced
2 large avocados
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 bunch green onions, sliced
1 (4-oz.) package crumbled blue cheese
6 bacon slices, cooked and crumbled
1 package buttermilk ranch dressing (and ingredients called for on packet)
1/2 cup barbecue sauce
Prepare buttermilk ranch dressing according to package directions. Stir in barbecue sauce and refrigerate until ready to use.
Layer first 4 ingredients on a large serving platter.
Peel and chop avocados; toss with lemon juice.
Layer avocado, green onions, crumbled blue cheese, and crumbled bacon over salad. Serve immediately, or cover and chill up to 8 hours. Serve with Barbecue-Ranch Dressing.
*We cut the above ingredients by at least half for just the two of us.
Mmm, that's one big salad.
Oh, and PS, if you're curious about last week's menu results, I've gone back and added in my comments to that Menu Monday post. Let's just say the ones I was most excited about did not deliver, bummer!!
More to come from the kitchen this week .....
1 responses. Leave a Comment!:
This looks delicious. I think adding egg and even BACON would be a delicious touch. Thanks for sharing!
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