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Vegetarian Tostada Salad with Creamy Chipotle Dressing

Kira O.

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Have you ever heard the saying, “A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.” Well, my parents celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary this weekend and this easy homemade Vegetarian Tostada Salad was what I took over to their house. Why, because it can stand the test of time. It’s a salad I’ve enjoyed a few times and continues to love.

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Wedding anniversaries aside, Cinco De Mayo is upon us, so this tostada salad will compliment any meal you have planned. It’s super easy to put together and who doesn’t want that. You can make it as a quick side for dinner or for a party. Did, I mention how easy it’s to put together?

Whenever I make a salad, I often have leftover greens, and the dilemma used to be, how do I keep my greens long enough to use it the next time.

Well, lately, I have been storing them inside Rubbermaid FreshWorks. Storing it here extends the life of our produce, so we get a few more days from it before it goes to bad. The Rubbermaid FreshWorks Container comes in small, medium and large. You can fit small berries in the small container, the medium one would be perfect for strawberries and the large would work best for salad and lefty greens. *Based on strawberries in FreshWorks™ containers vs. store packaging. Results may vary depending upon produce and use.

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Vegetarian Tostada Salad with Creamy Chipotle Dressing

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Author: Kira O.

Ingredients

1 tbsp oil
2 cups fire-roasted corn
10 cups torn crisp romaine lettuce
1 large red bell pepper, diced
2 cups black beans
1 cup Monterey jack cheese, grated
1 cup Santa Fe style crunchy tortilla strips
freshly ground black pepper
Creamy Chipotle Dressing
1 cup plain greek yogurt
2 chipotle chile peppers in adobo sauce
1 tsp smoked paprika
2 tbsp lime juice
½ tsp onion powder
¼ tsp garlic powder
salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Heat oil in a small skillet until hot. Toss in corn and season with cayenne pepper. Cook until blackened about 5 minutes. Remove, put on a plate and set aside to cool
In a large salad bowl, add your chopped and dropped romaine lettuce, along with diced red bell pepper, black beans, blackened corn,
Just before serving, top with tortilla chips, drizzle the dressing and sprinkle on some cheese. Serve immediately.
Dressing
In a blender. Pulse together yogurt, paprika, chipotle pepper, lime juice, onion and garlic powder until smooth. Taste dressing and add salt and pepper as needed.

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Tip: In order to keep your romaine lettuce crisp, rinse in cold water, then use a salad spinner to dry completely. Refrigerate until ready to use.

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32 Comments

SheSpeaks

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This salad looks SO GOOD! It is going in our “must try” list!

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Natalie

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Your tostada salad looks awesome to store in these great containers.

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shelly peterson

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I would store berries in these containers.

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suzanne

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I would store lettuce and onions.

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Lauren

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I would store strawberries.

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barbg

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All the leftovers and fresh fruits would be nice to have these.

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Kayla Klontz

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I would store salad in mine.

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Jenny Ham

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I would store lettuce

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Lisa Bourlier

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Would be perfect for storing all my salad fixins!

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Meghan K

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I would store lettuce in the containers.

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Kelli Bryson

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I would store my fruit and vegetables in these

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Jill Jackson

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I would store my meal prep fruits in them for convenience and freshness

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Tamara Faurote

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I’d store my lettuce in them. It always spoils before I can use it all!

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Danielle Lindquist

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I would store fruits and veggies in it!

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Melissa C

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I’d store leftovers

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amanda whitley

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i would meal prep and put my lunches in these.

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Kim Reid

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I would store my lettuce and other veggies, thanks!

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Barrie

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I would store lettuce! It always turns bad before we can use it all!

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Stephanie Grant

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I would store my freshly cut fruits and veggies!

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Julie Terry

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I would store my veggies.

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Michelle Catallo

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I would store fresh lettuce from my garden along with cherry tomatoes 😀

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naomie

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I would store fruit salad

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Dina Lindquist

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I’d store fresh berries like strawberries, raspberries and blueberries. I’d also store my garden grown romaine lettuce and spinach!

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Wanda McHenry

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I would store melon, lettuce, berries and green onions.

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Caren Nichols

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these would be so helpful in the household

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Bea Alexandra

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I would store my fresh cut fruit in the Rubbermaid storage!

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Pamela Sloss

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I would store my jewelry making supplies in my containers. I do!

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Nancy Schools

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I would store salad ingredients.

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Casey Mclendon

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Love this recipe! Looks delicious! I LOVE the fruit and veggie storage containers! They look great! Especially for lettuce and berries! Have a blessed week!

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elicia p

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Berries and maybe lettuce

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Melissa Grubb

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I would store my lettuce or other greens in these containers!

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Deborah Farris

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These would be great for leftovers!

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