salad with cowboy marinated onions

Necedah, WI
Updated on Oct 18, 2012

A green salad with a southwestern flavor.

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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

  • Step 1
    Place onion flat sides down and thinly slice crosswise.
  • Step 2
    Combine vinegar, water, sugar, cumin, chili powder and salt in container with lid. Shake well to mix, add onion and shake to coat onion thoroughly.
  • Step 3
    Place in refrigerator and marinate overnight, shaking onions in marinade 2 or 3 times.
  • Step 4
    To assemble salad, heap lettuce on 4 plates.Arrange tomato slices on salads.
  • Step 5
    Lift onions from marinade and heap into center.
  • Step 6
    Halve, seed and peel avocado.
  • Step 7
    Slice each half lengthwise into thin slices, keeping slices attached at one end. Fan out and divide each fan onto two salads.
  • Step 8
    Sprinkle salads with cilantro and chile slices. Add olives. Serve with Picante Vinaigrette.
  • Step 9
    Picante 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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