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Ingredients
- 2 ripe tomatoes, diced
- 1/2 pound sharp Cheddar, diced
- 1 large onion, diced
- 1 head iceberg lettuce, washed, drained and shredded
- 1 pound lean ground beef, browned, crumbled and drained
- 1 cup salad dressing (recommended: Catalina)
- 1 (7-ounce) bag taco flavored chips, crushed
- 1 cup salsa
- Tortilla chips, to serve
Directions
Combine the tomatoes, cheese, onion, lettuce, and ground beef in a large bowl. Add the salad dressing and mix well. Just before serving, add the taco chips, tossing to combine with other ingredients. Top each serving with salsa. Serve with tortilla chips.
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By corpkid
Orlando, FL
on April 13, 2013
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Close to mom’s. I do it slightly different though this would come out OK as printed.1 Brown 1.5lbs 97% lean beef with half a diced onion, drain, add taco seasoning & 2/3 cup water. Let go for about 4 mins & take of heat to cool. 2 Combine Romaine lettuce, 1 1/2 cups sharp cheddar, 1 can drained sweet corn, 1 can drained & rinsed black beans, cherry tomatoes halved (about a cup, the other half of the onion diced & the meat. Toss well. Refrigerate for a few hours covered (you need a large bowl. When it's time to serve, place the mixture in each bowl, crumble some Doritos Nacho chips and sprinkle on, then add some Catalina dressing. Toss each serving bowl and dollop with sour cream & salsa, and a touch of black olive slices. By doing it this way, this dish stays fresh for a few days. Add the dressing or chip crumble too early = soggy, an all or none prep - works at potluck but not for leftovers. We use light Catalina - don't use fat free (for whatever reason it doesn't work right.
By bgnursingstuden...
Torrance, CA
on March 01, 2013
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I am so glad I stumbled on this amazing recipe! I had ground turkey but didn't know what to do with it! I made minor adjustments though! When I was browning the turkey, I put the onions in as well. I also had taco seasoning from Penzey's spices and decided to put it on the ground turkey. It was a bold seasoning so it gave it an amazing flavor. Since I love hot sauce, I put a few dashes of Tapatio on my serving and gave it that nice kick! Other than that, I followed the same directions and it came out delicious! Thanks Paula!
By LesaGay
on December 31, 2012
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I Love this Taco Salad! Very close to the recipe my friends & I made back in the 80's. We used "Western Dressing." It has a steer on the label, if I remember correctly. It's like "Catalina, but spicier. I could buy in MI. I can't find in SC where we live now. I get friends to bring me some when they visit. I trade them "Dukes" Mayo, which they can't get up there. Lol. I also added taco seasoning to ground beef. Could add any Mexican Spices or hot sauce. This salad can take a good bit of spice or heat because of all the lettuce in it. It is delish! Oh, you can use Taco or Nacho Cheese chips. It's better to eat all that you make at a setting, because the Dressing makes the lettuce & chips too soggy, after sitting, for me. But, it's still tasty! I replaced a dollop of sour cream for the salsa. Because I must have sour cream! I am old enough to call this a Fav Retro dish! Love you, Paula! <3
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