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- From: guarino@decwrl.dec.com (Loretta Guarino Reid)
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- Subject: RECIPE: Mexican chef's salad
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- Date: 8 Apr 88 05:34:52 GMT
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- .RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE SALAD-MEXICAN M "25 Oct 87" 1988
- .RZ "MEXICAN CHEF'S SALAD" "A simple main-dish salad with Mexican seasonings"
- I got this recipe from an old roommate, Ann-Marie Tarter. My husband
- revised it to use chicken instead of the hamburger that her version called
- for. It's a very simple,
- tasty hot-weather main dish. It doesn't keep as leftovers: you have to eat
- all of it immediately or else throw it away. I like to serve it accompanied
- by Aztec soup (SOUP-AZTEC).
- .IH "Serves 6\-8"
- .IG "1 lb" "boneless chicken," "500 g"
- diced
- .IG "1 lb" "kidney beans" "500 g"
- .IG "\(12 tsp" "salt" "2.5 ml"
- .IG "1 tsp" "chili powder" "5 ml"
- .IG "1" "medium onion,"
- chopped
- .IG "3" "medium tomatoes,"
- diced
- .IG "1 lb" "lettuce," "500 g"
- chopped (about half of a large head)
- .IG "\(14 lb" "cheddar cheese," "100 g"
- grated
- .IG "1 cup" "thousand island dressing" "250 ml"
- .IG "\(14 cup" "picante sauce" "50 ml"
- (or more or less, to taste)
- .IG "1" "large avocado,"
- sliced
- .IG "\(34 lb" "corn tortilla chips" "300 g"
- .PH
- .SK 1
- Bone and dice the chicken.
- Heat a small amount of vegetable oil in a large frying pan until it starts to
- smoke. Add the chicken cubes and fry over medium-high heat, stirring
- frequently, until they are browned (2 or 3 minutes).
- .SK 2
- To the chicken, add the drained kidney beans, salt, and
- chili powder. Reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes.
- .SK 3
- Chop the tomatoes, onion, and lettuce. Grate the cheese. Toss them together
- in a salad bowl with the salad dressing and picante sauce.
- .SK 4
- Slice the avocado and add to the salad.
- Break the tortilla chips into flakes, and add to the salad.
- .SK 5
- Mix the cooked chicken and beans into the cold salad.
- Decorate with extra chips and slices of avocado and tomato.
- .SK 6
- Serve immediately.
- .NX
- The chips get soggy within 5 to 10 minutes after the meat has been added to
- the salad, so don't do that step until you are ready to eat.
- .PP
- This recipe works best with iceberg lettuce. The more exotic varieties of
- lettuce wilt instantly when the hot chicken and beans are mixed in; iceberg
- lettuce keeps its crunch.
- .SH RATING
- .I Difficulty:
- easy.
- .I Time:
- 15 minutes preparation.
- .I Precision:
- no need to measure.
- .WR
- Loretta Guarino Reid
- DEC Western Software Laboratory, Palo Alto, California, USA
- guarino@decwrl.dec.com -or- decwrl!guarino
-