{"id":89990,"date":"2021-01-18T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acouplecooks.com\/?p=89990"},"modified":"2022-03-17T16:58:38","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T20:58:38","slug":"taco-salad-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acouplecooks.com\/taco-salad-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Ultimate Taco Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Here’s the tastiest taco salad recipe: a healthy<\/em><\/strong> and easy dinner everyone loves — and customizable for any diet! Don’t miss this hack for a quick salad dressing.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here’s an easy dinner recipe that seems to please just about everyone: Taco Salad<\/strong>! This Tex-Mex salad has been impressing for decades, and it gives us all the 1990’s nostalgic vibes. Here’s why we love this concept: it’s customizable for any eater and easy to scale up for a crowd<\/strong>. In fact, my mother in law often whips this up to feed anywhere from 4 to 20 people, all with different diets. Here are the tricks to how to make the best<\/strong> taco salad…that’s pretty darn healthy, too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Essential ingredients in the best<\/em> taco salad recipe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are many ways to make a taco salad; it’s more of a concept than an exact recipe. The original idea is Tex-Mex in origin and started back in the 1960’s. Here we’ll cover all the essential <\/em>parts of a taco salad, then you can customize it to your heart’s content! With that in mind, here are the essential ingredients in a taco salad recipe: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Taco meat: <\/strong>To fit many diets, try either this killer vegan taco meat<\/a> or traditional ground beef. <\/li>
  2. Taco salad dressing:<\/strong> There’s a secret to the easiest dressing<\/a>…scroll down.<\/li>
  3. Veggies: <\/strong>You’ve got to have romaine lettuce<\/a>, canned corn, and either tomatoes or pico de gallo<\/a>.<\/li>
  4. Optional toppers: <\/strong>Beans, cheese, avocado, etc are all optional<\/li>
  5. Tortilla chips: <\/strong>Chips are absolutely required for a taco salad recipe: both for the crunch and the corn flavor. Do not omit! <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    For the taco meat: use vegan or ground beef! <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    This taco salad recipe is flexible enough to feed any <\/em>eater. Around here we eat a lot of vegetarian<\/a> and vegan recipes<\/a>. But when we serve a crowd, we want a concept that works for everyone. This recipe is a classic taco salad, vegan taco salad<\/a>, and healthy taco salad: all in one! <\/strong>That, in our minds, makes this one stellar meal worth putting in your regular rotation. Here are the two types of taco meat to use, vegan or classic:<\/p>\n\n\n\n