Southwest Pasta Salad with Zesty Ranch
Get ready to eat a big bowl of yum. Chopped bell pepper, minced jalapeño, pickled red onions, queso fresco crumbles, baby kale, rotini, avocado slices, roasted corn, chopped tomatoes, grilled chicken, and a quick, delightful southwest-themed ranch dressing.
Ingredients
Salad
- 8 oz Grilled chicken chopped
- 2 cups Rotini pasta cooked
- ½ cup Roasted corn
- 4 Cherry tomatoes quartered
- 1 Orange bell pepper chopped
- ½ Avocado skin removed, seeded, sliced
- 2 Green onions sliced thinly
- 2 tbsp Red onion slices optionally pickled
- 2 oz Queso fresco crumbled
- 1 cup Baby kale or spinach
- 1 Jalapeño minced, seeded if sensitive to spice
Southwest Ranch Dressing
- Juice of Lime
- ⅓ cup Greek yogurt or sour cream
- ½ tsp Onion salt
- 1 tsp Tomato paste
- ¼ tsp Chili powder
- pinch Cumin
- ¼ tsp Garlic powder
- ½ Jalapeño small, minced
Instructions
- Prepare the salad dressing in a large bowl by combining all of the ingredients and stirring thoroughly with a fork or whisk.
- Add to the bowl all of the salad ingredients. Toss to coat in dressing. Serve.