Salad and Salad Dressing Recipes
Layered Mexican Cornbread Salads
Prep: 20 min | Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
Cornbread Croutons
- 1 pouch Betty Crocker® cornbread & muffin mix
- Milk, melted butter and egg called from on cornbread & muffin mix pouch
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
Lime-Cilantro Vinaigrette
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 to 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice (1 medium)
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup canola oil
- Coarse sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Salad
- 1 1/2 cups mixed salad greens
- 1 (15 ounce) can Progresso® black beans, drained, rinsed
- 1 cup chopped tomatoes
- 1/2 cup chopped red onion
- 2 avocados, pitted, peeled and chopped
- 1 mango, seed removed, peeled and chopped
- 2 red bell peppers, seeded, chopped
- 1 (15.25 ounce) can Green Giant® whole kernel corn, drained
Instructions
Cornbread Croutons
- Heat oven as directed on cornbread mix pouch.
- Make cornbread as directed on pouch, using milk, melted butter and egg.
- Cut one-fourth of cornbread into cubes; place on ungreased cookie sheet. Toss with 1 tablespoon canola oil.
- Bake for 10 minutes or until edges are browned.
- Remove from cookie sheet to bowl.
- Meanwhile, make Lime-Cilantro Vinaigrette
Lime-Cilantro Vinaigrette
- In blender, place all Vinaigrette ingredients except salt and pepper. Cover; blend well.
- Stir in salt and pepper to taste.
Salad
- In 4 (8 ounce) jars, layer Salad ingredients starting with mixed salad reens.
- Top each salad with 2 tablespoons Vinaigrette. Cover jars with lids; shake. Remove lids; top each with cornbread croutons.
- Cover jars again.
- Serve salads with slices of remaining cornbread.
Notes
If making the salads ahead and refrigerating for several days, store cornbread croutons separately so they stay dry and crisp.
If you’re short on time, buy pre-cut onions and mangoes.
Attribution
Recipe and photo used with permission from:
Betty Crocker
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