salad with cowboy marinated onions
A green salad with a southwestern flavor.
prep time
cook time
method
No-Cook or Other
yield
4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 lg . yellow onion, halved
- 1/4 C. red wine vinegar
- 1/4 C. water
- 1/4 C. sugar
- 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp. chili powder
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 8 oz. mixed salad greens
- 2 lg. tomatoes, halved and sliced)
- 1 avocado
- 1/4 C. cilantro leaves, chopped
- 1 or 2 sm. fresh chiles, sliced
- 4 ripe olives
How To Make salad with cowboy marinated onions
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Step 1Place onion flat sides down and thinly slice crosswise.
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Step 2Combine vinegar, water, sugar, cumin, chili powder and salt in container with lid. Shake well to mix, add onion and shake to coat onion thoroughly.
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Step 3Place in refrigerator and marinate overnight, shaking onions in marinade 2 or 3 times.
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Step 4To assemble salad, heap lettuce on 4 plates.Arrange tomato slices on salads.
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Step 5Lift onions from marinade and heap into center.
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Step 6Halve, seed and peel avocado.
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Step 7Slice each half lengthwise into thin slices, keeping slices attached at one end. Fan out and divide each fan onto two salads.
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Step 8Sprinkle salads with cilantro and chile slices. Add olives. Serve with Picante Vinaigrette.
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Step 9Picante Vinaigrette: In jar, combine 1/4 cup olive oil, 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar, 2 tablespoons medium picante sauce, 1 tablespoon sugar and 1 teaspoon dried oregano; shake well. Makes 1/2 cup dressing.
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