This is officially my new favorite salad and I made it by accident. I love the benefits of radish (they are a cruciferous vegetable so anti-cancer/anti-inflammatory benefits), but sometimes they are just too bitter. So to balance it out, I tried adding a little sweet carrot and then I was like what the heck, let’s make a veggie pico!
When it comes to the veggie-packed pico, you can add whatever crunchy veggies you have in your fridge. Finely dice them, season with salt, squeeze on the lime juice, and drizzle with olive oil and let the flavor of the veggies shine! Add in your protein of choice- I am using leftover spicy taco meat crumbles to create a taco bowl- and you have a nutrient dense, protein-packed, high-fiber meal.
Recipes /
Loaded Vegetable Taco Salad with Cilantro Avocado Hummus
Prep Time
10 minutes
Total Time
20 minutes
Servings
1
Freezer Friendly
No
Ingredients
- Greens of choice
Vegetable Packed Pico:
- 1 carrot
- 2 radish
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
- 1 tbsp Serrano pepper diced, no seeds
- 1/2 tomato, diced
- Juice 1/2 lime
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- Salt
Spicy Taco Meat:
- Ground Beef
- 2 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tbsp garlic salt
- 2 tbsp smoked paprika - for 1 lb of crumbles
Cilantro Avocado Hummus
- 1 can garbanzo beans - rinsed and drained
- 1- 2 avocados
- 1/4 cup basil leaves (optional) , roughly chopped
- 1/2 cup cilantro leaves, roughly chopped
- 1 garlic clove, chopped
- 1/2 1 Lime juiced
- 2 tbsp Olive oil
Directions
- Finely dice your vegetables, then add salt and let it sit for 3-5 minutes
- Cook up your spicy taco meet crumbles by adding ground beef, 2 tbsp chili powder, 1 tbsp garlic salt and 2 tbsp smoked paprika to a pan
- While your meat is cooking, blend 1 can garbanzo beans,1- 2 avocados, 1/4 cup basil leaves (optional) , roughly chopped1/2 cup cilantro leaves, roughly chopped, 1 garlic clove, lime juice, and 2 tbsp olive oil in the blender to create the cilantro avocado hummus
- For a smoother consistency, blend on high. For a chunky consistency, pulse until the ingredients are combined
- Place a bed of lettuce on your plate and layer with the vegetable pico, spicy meat crumbles, and top it off with a scoop or two of the cilantro avocado hummus
