Sweet N Spicy Taco Salad Recipes

SPICY TACO SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Toss the tortilla strips on a baking sheet with 1 tablespoon of oil, 1 teaspoon taco seasoning and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Spread out into an even layer and bake, stirring occasionally, until golden brown and crisp, about 20 minutes.
• Heat the remaining 3 tablespoons oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Add the remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons taco seasoning and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Remove from the heat and stir in the jalapeños, brine and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• Toss the beans, slaw mix, cilantro, Cheddar, tomatoes and onion with the taco-jalapeno dressing in a large serving bowl. Season with salt. Top with the tortilla strips and dollops of sour cream if using.
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SPICY DORITO® TACO SALAD

Steps:

• Cook ground beef, garlic powder, chili powder, and black pepper together in a skillet over medium heat until meat is brown and crumbly, about 10 minutes, breaking the meat up into chunks as it cooks. Drain excess grease, remove from heat, and let the meat cool.
• Toss lettuce, tortilla chips, Colby-Jack cheese, kidney beans, tomato, onion, and pickled jalapeno peppers in a large salad bowl; mix in the beef.
• Whisk vegetable oil, sugar, ketchup, taco seasoning, cider vinegar, and Worcestershire sauce together in a bowl until sugar has dissolved; pour dressing over the salad and toss again.

SWEET N' SPICY SHRIMP LETTUCE TACOS

Steps:

• Separate the lettuce into cups and reserve.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of the canola oil in a skillet and saute the corn over medium-high heat until light golden at edges. Season with salt and pepper. To the same skillet, add the shrimp and cook until the shrimp begin to turn pink, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the garlic, ginger and seafood seasoning and toss 1 to 2 minutes. Add the vinegar and heads up ¿ keep your head back to avoid a sinus attack! Add in the lime zest, agave and Sriracha. Toss and remove to a serving plate.
• Dress the avocado with the lime juice.
• Serve the shrimp with the lettuce for taco building. Fill the lettuce with the shrimp and top with scallions, avocado and cilantro.

SWEET & SPICY TACO SALAD

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat butter over medium heat. Add onion and saute for 1-2 minutes.
• Add pork, cumin, oregano, salt, pepper and pepper flakes. Cook until pork is no longer pink.
• Add Catalina dressing and hot sauce. Taste sauce and adjust sweet/spicy to taste.
• Raise heat to HIGH and bring to a boil. Then simmer for 1-2 minutes.
• Crush Doritos on a plate (I normally plate this individually but you could serve family style on a platter as well), top with meat mixture, cheese, lettuce and tomato. Garnish as desired.
• Enjoy!