Cowboy Chopped Salad

Serves: 2

Amie Torphy

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

45

Spice

49

Sweetness

43

Sourness

40

mins

Prep time (avg)

4

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Mayonnaise

1 cup

Sour Cream

1

Lime

1

Salt

Directions:

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Watch how to make this recipe

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For the bacon and tortilla strips: Fry the bacon in a medium skillet over medium heat until crisp, about 8 minutes

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Drain on paper towels

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Add some vegetable oil to the bacon skillet and fry the tortilla strips until crisp, approximately 1 minute

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Drain on paper towels

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For the BBQ ranch dressing: In a bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, sour cream, barbecue sauce, parsley, chives and garlic

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Adjust the consistency with buttermilk to make it a little thinner

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Taste and add hot sauce and salt as needed

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For the salad: Put the lettuce, tomatoes, scallions, bacon and most of the cheese into a bowl

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Drizzle over the dressing and stir

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Scatter over the pico de gallo, tortilla strips and the reserved cheese, then serve

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Dice up equal quantities of tomatoes and onions

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Roughly chop the cilantro

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Now slice 1 or 2 jalapenos in half

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With a spoon, scrape out the seeds

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(If you like things spicy, leave in some of the white membranes

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) Dice the jalapenos very finely; you want a hint of heat and jalapeno flavor, but you don't want to cause any fires

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Now dump these 4 ingredients into a bowl

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Slice the lime in half and squeeze the juice from one half into the bowl

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Sprinkle with salt and stir together until combined

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Be sure to taste the pico de gallo and adjust the seasonings, adding salt or more diced jalapeno if needed

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Yield: 8 servings