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Taco Salad With Cumin Dressing

Ingredients
 

8 tortillas
2 tbsp parmesan cheese, grated
8 cup romaine lettuce
1/2 tsp salt
4 tbsp red wine vinegar
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp garlic powder
4 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp powdered mustard
1 tsp ground cumin
1/2 cup water
4 tbsp vegetable oil
4 cup turkey, chopped cooked
1 tsp cumin seeds
6 large ripe tomatoes, chopped
2 cup cheddar cheese, grated



 
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Preparation
 
Toast the tortillas on a baking sheet in a 400 F oven for about 10
min. While hot, sprinkle on the Parmesan cheese. Cool and break into
bite-size pieces.

Chop the lettuce and arrange it in the bottom of a salad bowl. Make
the cumin dressing by combining the salt, vinegar, pepper, garlic
powder, lemon juice, mustard, cumin, water and oil in a bowl or jar.
Heat the turkey in a skillet with the cumin seeds. Sprinkle chunks of
turkey over the lettuce. Add the tomato pieces and cheese. Pour on
the cumin dressing and top with tortilla chips.

1/4 recipe - 411 calories, 4 lean meat, 1 bread, 1 vegetable, 2 fat
exchanges 20 grams carbohydrate, 33 grams protein, 23 grams fat 870 mg
sodium, 617 mg potassium, 88 mg cholesterol

Source: Am. Diabetes Assoc. Holiday Cookbook by Betty Wedman 1986
Shared but not tested by Elizabeth Rodier, Nov 93.

 

 
Servings:
8


 

 

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