Easy Doritos Taco Salad

A fun and easy taco salad with seasoned ground beef, black olives, tomatoes, corn, black beans, a healthy helping of cheese, and Doritos Tortilla Chips tossed in a homemade Catalina Salad Dressing.

Course Salad

Cuisine Southwestern

Keyword how to make Dorito taco salad, how to make taco salad with Doritos, taco salad recipe with Doritos

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 15

Servings servings

Calories 927kcal

Author Beth Pierce

Ingredients

Catalina Salad Dressing

1/2 cup red wine vinegar
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup ketchup
2-3 tablespoons honey
1 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

Doritos Taco Salad

1 pound ground beef or ground turkey
3 tablespoons taco seasoning or a packet of taco seasoning
3/4 cup water
1 large head of iceberg lettuce or romaine lettuce chopped
1/2 green pepper chopped
1/2 cup chopped black olives
1 cup halved grape or cherry tomatoes
1 can 15.25 ounce corn drained
1 can 15 ounce black beans drained and rinsed
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese or Monterey Jack cheese
2 cups crushed nacho cheese Doritos

Instructions

In a mason jar, combine red wine vinegar, olive oil, ketchup, honey, Worcestershire Sauce, paprika, onion powder, and garlic powder. Shake well to combine. Cover and refrigerate.
In a large skillet over medium-high heat, brown the ground beef. Drain any excess grease. Stir in the taco seasoning and water. Simmer the mixture for 5-7 minutes. Let the meat mixture cool for 10-15 minutes before adding it to the salad.
In a large bowl, add iceberg lettuce. Top with green pepper, black olives, tomatoes, corn, black beans, cheddar jack cheese, and seasoned cooked beef.
Right before serving, add crushed Doritos and desired amount of dressing. Toss to coat.

Notes

Let the taco-seasoned beef cool a bit before adding it. You don't want it to wilt your lettuce!
You can prepare the taco salad ahead of time but don't add the dressing or the chips until you are ready to toss and serve!
For an added twist, blacken your corn!
If you don't like a particular ingredient, swap it out for another. As I always say, don't throw the baby out with the bath water.
The salad dressing can be mixed up to 2 days in advance. This salad is equally delicious with ranch dressing.
You can substitute cool ranch Doritos for the nacho cheese Doritos.
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. However, the chips and lettuce will begin to break down fairly quickly. For best results, serve the salad promptly.

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