I'm not a meal planner but I do try and work meals together. I've had to get creative with leftovers thanks to a husband that doesn't always like them. Thus, an entire month of sharing recipes that can easily be made with dinner ingredients but are not direct leftovers. This taco salad is made from making extra of the sweet potatoes and cilantro gremolata from this quesadilla recipe but also easily be made from extra sweet potatoes in these tacos.
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It's rare that I take anything out of this salad but there are a few things I play around with. The flavor is strong (and spicy!) in this salad which depending on who eats it, gets adapted to suit each of our needs.
Extras: I left out a few items I would normally serve on this salad: avocado, brown rice, salsa, sour cream- all work well on top of the ingredients listed above. It's easy to play around with what you have on hand. Also, avocado and sour cream help to balance the spice from the chipotle if needed.
Chipotle: The chipotle in the sweet potatoes can get fairly hot, if you're not a fan of spicy, cut back on the chipotles. If you're not looking for spicy at all, ditch the chipotle and add 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika.
Vegan: This salad is super easy to make vegan: swap out the honey for your favorite vegan sweetener and leave out of the cheese.
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I could see this guy playing on repeat in our house!
I love taco salads. Sweet potatoes look like an awesome addition, and a great way to use up leftovers!
I love repurposing leftovers into stellar meals like this! I'm not a huge fan of leftovers themselves either, but turning it into something new is always great! 😀
This is calling my name! Or, the leftover tortillas in the fridge are calling out to me to make this. Either way... yum.
Dinner! Done! Thank you!
I'm making this now- can't wait to have it- looks yummy. I'm probanly missing this but keep rereading and can't tell when to add gremolata. Guess I'll just mix it in?
Ah whoops- left that out! I just added it in at the end with everything else!
This recipe looks amazing, we can't wait to try it this week. What a great way to spice up a healthy taco salad.
So damn good! Easily one of my fave salads. Do you have recommendations for seasoned meat substitute to go on top? Hubby wants this for dinner!
★★★★★
I think maybe a taco tempeh would be really good! Something like this: https://ohmyveggies.com/recipe-tempeh-tacos-from-betty-goes-vegan/