Zesty Salad With Tortilla Strips Recipes

CRISPY TORTILLA STRIPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Brush the tortillas lightly with olive oil on each side. Using a pizza cutter, slice them in half, then into thin strips.
• Place the strips on a baking sheet and sprinkle with kosher salt. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes until crispy and lightly browned.

TROPICAL FUSION SALAD WITH SPICY TORTILLA RIBBONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine papaya, beans, avocado, corn, raisins, cilantro, orange juice, peppers, lime juice, vinegar, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon chili pepper, sugar and salt., Place tortilla strips on a greased baking sheet; spritz with cooking spray. Sprinkle with remaining chili pepper. Bake 8-10 minutes or until crisp. Top salad with tortilla strips.

SPICY TORTILLA STRIPS

Steps:

• Put oven racks in upper and lower thirds of oven and preheat oven to 375°F.
• Lightly brush 2 large baking pans with oil. Whisk 1/4 cup oil with spices and salt and brush 1 side of each tortilla with it. Make 3 (4-tortilla) stacks and cut stacks into 1/4-inch-wide strips. Arrange strips in 1 layer in baking pans. Bake, switching position of pans halfway through baking, until golden and crisp, 12 to 15 minutes. Season with salt and cool completely in pans.

SEASONED TORTILLA STRIPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Stir oil and all spices together.
• Brush one side of all the tortillas with oil/spice mixture.
• Make 3 stacks of 4 tortillas and cut the tortillas into 1/4-1/2" strips.
• Put strips in a single layer on a couple of cookie sheets sprayed with Pam.
• Bake until golden and crisp, about 10-15 minutes.
• (If pans are on different oven racks switch their positions about halfway through baking.).
• Remove from oven and sprinkle with salt.
• Cool completely in pans.

ZESTY STEAK SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine sirloin and Worcestershire sauce; cover and refrigerate. , Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute onion and green pepper in butter until crisp-tender, 3-4 minutes. Add sirloin; stir-fry until meat is no longer pink. Spoon meat and vegetables over lettuce; garnish with tomatoes. Serve with salsa if desired.