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A white salad serving bowl with a taco salad with Doritos and Catalina dressing.
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Dorito Taco Salad Recipe

Dorito Taco Salad Recipe – the ultimate layers of seasoned ground beef, lettuce, cheese, your favorite taco toppings and crunchy Dorito chips. All tossed together in a delicious tangy dressing.
Author: Nikki Lee
Servings: 8 servings
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes

Ingredients 

Ranch Sour Cream

  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 tablespoon ranch mix

Ground Beef Taco Mixture

  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 ounce packet taco seasoning
  • ½ cup water

Salad Ingredients

  • 5 to 6 cups romain lettuce torn (or iceburg)
  • 15 ounces kidney or black beans
  • 1 pint grape tomatoes halved
  • 3.8 ounces sliced black olives drained
  • ½ cup sliced green onions optional
  • 1 ½ cups cheddar cheese shredded
  • 1 avocado diced
  • 9 ½ ounces nacho cheese Doritos crushed
  • ¼ to ½ cup Catalina dressing or to taste

Instructions

Make Ranch Mixture

  • Mix sour cream with ranch mix. Chill until ready to serve.

Make Ground Beef Taco Mixture

  • In a skillet, brown the ground beef over medium-high heat until cooked through. Drain if needed. Add the taco seasoning and water. Simmer uncovered over low heat until the sauce has thickened. Remove from the heat.

Assemble Salad

  • Start with the Lettuce: Place 5 to 6 cups of torn romaine (or iceberg) lettuce in a large serving bowl.
  • Layer the Toppings: Arrange the beans, halved grape tomatoes, sliced black olives, green onions (if using), shredded cheddar cheese, and diced avocado in sections on top of the lettuce. Keeping them grouped makes serving easy and gives a nice presentation.
  • Add the Taco Meat: Spoon the cooled taco-seasoned ground beef in the center or spread over the salad.
  • Top with Lightly Crushed Doritos: Sprinkle crushed Doritos over the top. You can use more or less depending on how crunchy you like it.
  • Dollop with Ranch Sour Cream: Add small spoonfuls of the ranch sour cream topping evenly over the salad.
  • Drizzle with Catalina Dressing: Drizzle ¼ to ½ cup of Catalina dressing over the top, or serve on the side so everyone can add their own.
  • Serve with remaining sour cream and additional toppings if desired.

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Notes

You can also reserve sour cream to top each salad when serving rather than mixing it into the salad.
This salad makes an excellent meal for a salad bar, allowing everyone to add their favorite toppings.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 648 kcal | Carbohydrates: 44 g | Protein: 23 g | Fat: 43 g | Saturated Fat: 14 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15 g | Trans Fat: 1 g | Cholesterol: 78 mg | Sodium: 1198 mg | Potassium: 779 mg | Fiber: 9 g | Sugar: 9 g | Vitamin A: 1213 IU | Vitamin C: 14 mg | Calcium: 281 mg | Iron: 3 mg

Find it online:

www.soulfullymade.com/dorito-taco-salad-recipe/