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I don’t know about your part of the country but around here it is starting to get to the time of year when I don’t want to cook a dinner that is going to heat up the kitchen or involve me standing around hot surfaces.  In the summertime we eat a lot of fresh salads for dinner.  I love them because they are healthy, easy to make, and don’t make me hot to cook them or eat them!

This is one of my favorite salads because I love all the fresh veggies combined with the crunchy corn chips and zesty cilantro lime ranch dressing!

Ingredients:

2 cups chopped cooked chicken (I’m using rotisserie but grilled would be great, or my shredded chicken taco meat)

1-1/2 cups chopped fresh tomatoes

1 1/2 cups beans (I used a mix of ranch-style pinto beans and black beans, just because that was what I had on hand)

1-1/2 cups corn (I used frozen which I thawed in the microwave)

1 avocado, chopped

1 cup Fritos corn chips

6 cups lettuce

1 Tbs. ranch dressing mix

1 cup sour cream (I used fat-free)

1/2 cup fresh cilantro

2 Tbs. fresh lime juice

Chop up all of these yummy ingredients and toss the lettuce, chicken, tomatoes, beans, corn, corn chips and avocados in a big bowl.

To make the dressing, combine the sour cream, cilantro, lime, and ranch dressing mix in a small food processor or blender.

Blend it until it is mixed together well and the cilantro is finely chopped.

Okay here comes the hard part (not really, there isn’t a hard part)- pour the dressing on top of the salad, mix it together, and serve it up!  Enjoy!

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