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Chopped Mexican Kale Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing {Vegetarian}

February 19, 2015 by lauren.kelly 29 Comments

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Who salads have to be boring?  This salad is packed with vitamins, nutrients, protein and fiber that will help keep you full for hours!

Chopped Mexican Kale Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing from Lauren Kelly Nutrition

I am in a rut.  A bad food rut.  

It leaves every spring and always returns in the winter, mostly in January.  The truth is, I don’t love eating salads in the freezing cold winter.  

Even more so, I don’t like making my own salads because they always seem so complicated. That is until now.

I like more comforting foods, and I just might have been eating too many of them lately.  So this salad is my way of turning this all around.  

No more boring salads.  

This one is to die for.  Even in the frigid temperatures.

I always say that I like to keep my recipes simple and this salad is exactly that. Simple doesn’t need to be boring though, especially with a creamy, delicious dressing like this.

Chopped Mexican Kale Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing from Lauren Kelly Nutrition The dressing is straight out of The Greek Yogurt Cookbook (page 113, Spinach Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing) but I thought it would go perfectly with this Mexican salad too.  Ok, let’s be honest, this dressing would be awesome with just about anything.  

My kids also love it as a dip for sliced veggies.  Or you could eat it with a spoon.  

I may or may not have done that.  No judgements, right?  

This salad helps me to get back on track, which I need desperately.  I am just keeping it real, friends.

So let’s talk about feeling stuck in a rut.  My best advice (that I need to listen to myself!) is to prepare foods ahead of time.  This really does help prevent you from mindless eating.  

And your meals don’t have to be difficult and labor intensive. Just look how easy THIS salad is!

Pick a day of the week that you have enough time to prep a bunch of meals and snacks. For me that day is always Sunday.

I make a bunch of overnight oats, chia puddings, grilled chicken and salads. This was when I am HANGRY during the week I will stay on track and not be tempted to eat some of my kids’ foods.

Chopped Mexican Kale Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing from Lauren Kelly Nutrition

Check out these other delicious salads that I know you will love:

Kale Salad with Apples from A Mind Full Mom

Kale Salad with Meyer Lemon Vinaigrette from Damn Delicious

Kale Salad with Pecorino and Walnuts from Smitten Kitchen

I love adding Stonyfield Greek yogurt to the dressing.  It adds creaminess and of course protein.

 Stonyfield is certified USDA Organic which is important for dairy products.  No pesticides or antibiotics in this Greek yogurt, just the good stuff!

The dressing will stay fresh in an airtight container for up to 5 days.  And like I said, it has a ton of uses.

 Get creative!  I need to.  I also need to make this salad weekly.

Let’s keep all of us accountable and share our meal prep recipes. I am starting with this one.

Chopped Mexican Kale Salad from Lauren Kelly Nutrition
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Chopped Mexican Kale Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing

Course dinner, lunch, Side Dish
Servings 6 servings
Author Lauren Kelly Nutrition

Ingredients

  • For the salad:
  • 6 cups chopped curly kale
  • 1 cup corn
  • 1 cup black beans rinsed and drained
  • 1/2 cup diced grape tomatoes
  • 1 avocado diced
  • 1/4 cup shredded cheddar jack cheese
  • 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
  • 1/4 cup tortilla strips for topping
  • For the Dressing:
  • 1 large ripe avocado peeled and pitted
  • 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
  • 1/2 cup plain Stonyfield Greek yogurt
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons red onion chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard

Instructions

  1. Place all of the ingredients for the dressing in a food processor or blender.
  2. Blend until smooth. Place in airtight container for at least 2 hours so the flavors blend.
  3. In a large bowl, mix all of the ingredients together for the salad. Add dressing. Toss well and serve immediately.

Tell me, how to get out of your winter ruts?  A lot of people are talking about being in them so let’s all try to help each other.

Please come back and let me know if you made this delicious salad, any of the other salads I shared with your or any of my other recipes. You guys know that I love to hear from you! 

Thank you for stopping by and please come back again soon!

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Filed Under: Appetizer, Gluten Free, Recipes, Salads, Side Dishes, Vegetarian, Wheat Free Tagged With: clean eating, healthy, meatless, meatless monday, quick and easy, salad, vegetarian

Comments

  1. Mike says

    February 20, 2015 at 12:29 am

    You always have good taseting food
    Thank you again
    Mike

    Reply
    • lauren.kelly says

      February 20, 2015 at 12:36 am

      Thanks Mike! I hope you like it 🙂

      Reply
  2. Taylor @ Food Faith Fitness says

    February 20, 2015 at 12:34 pm

    I TOTALLY feel ya on wanting comfort food in the winter! But spring is…springing? so I am all about this salad! And the dressing sounds SO GOOD! I want to pour it on all the things! Pinned!

    Reply
  3. Nutmeg Nanny says

    February 20, 2015 at 2:23 pm

    I agree in the winter I just want stick to your ribs comfort food. This salad looks like comfort food to me too thought. So hearty and flavorful 🙂

    Reply
  4. Barb says

    February 20, 2015 at 3:03 pm

    what a beautiful picture! Do you mind if I use it as my screen-saver? LOL 🙂 I absolutely LOVE Kale and this recipe makes it even more appetizing. Cannot wait to make this!

    Reply
  5. Julia says

    February 20, 2015 at 6:02 pm

    I agree about comfort food. I try to balance it with light salads and this is perfect. Love the kale!

    Reply
  6. Carrie @ poet in the pantry says

    February 21, 2015 at 9:30 pm

    It so good to see green, especially right now! That looks fantastic!

    Reply
  7. [email protected]+A+Mind+Full+Mom says

    April 8, 2015 at 12:31 pm

    This salad looks absolutely fabulous! I can not wait to try it!

    Reply
    • lauren.kelly says

      April 10, 2015 at 6:58 pm

      Thank you so much Kristen!

      Reply
  8. susan / the wimpy vegetarian says

    December 2, 2015 at 3:50 am

    This is the perfect salad to have after Thanksgiving! Love!!

    Reply
    • lauren.kelly says

      December 2, 2015 at 12:26 pm

      Thank you so much!

      Reply
  9. Laureen says

    January 5, 2016 at 2:40 pm

    I love when salads make a full meal and this looks terrific!

    Reply
    • lauren.kelly says

      January 5, 2016 at 2:43 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  10. Lise @MomLovesBaking says

    January 5, 2016 at 7:13 pm

    I need more Kale in my life, will have to try.

    Reply
    • lauren.kelly says

      January 8, 2016 at 5:43 pm

      Yes! It’s a great excuse to eat more kale 🙂

      Reply
  11. Christie says

    January 5, 2016 at 11:44 pm

    I can’t wait to try out this dressing!

    Reply
    • lauren.kelly says

      January 8, 2016 at 5:43 pm

      I bet you love it Christie!

      Reply
  12. [email protected] says

    January 6, 2016 at 12:36 am

    Love this pretty salad! Happy New Year!

    Reply
  13. J @ Bless Her Heart Y'all says

    January 6, 2016 at 10:03 pm

    5 stars
    This looks and sounds both delicious and healthy! I’m in!

    Reply
    • lauren.kelly says

      January 8, 2016 at 5:43 pm

      Enjoy!

      Reply
  14. Lauren Gaskill | Making Life Sweet says

    January 8, 2016 at 5:26 pm

    5 stars
    Kale and avocado go so well together. They are like the superfood dynamic duo! I have a creamy avocado kale pasta recipe on my blog I eat weekly and I’ll be adding this salad to my meal rotation too!

    Reply
    • lauren.kelly says

      January 8, 2016 at 5:42 pm

      Thanks so much Lauren, I hope you love it too!

      Reply
  15. Lara Jim / Receitas Faceis says

    April 24, 2018 at 9:18 am

    5 stars
    Hello, I’m a fan of your work and whenever I can I’m here reading each new post. Congratulations on the great work you have been doing on the blog. Kisses

    Reply
    • lauren.kelly says

      May 8, 2018 at 7:23 am

      Thank you!

      Reply

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