Mexican Salad with Tajin Vinaigrette

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If you are looking for a fresh and delicious Mexican Salad you just found the best Mexican salad recipe! This salad is Absolutely vegan and totally HEALTHY. Along with lettuce, this Salad has jicama, cucumber, carrot, and a delicious no spicy honey-tajin vinaigrette dressing that gives the perfect Mexican touch.

Tajin is a popular Mexican Chili powder brand that is used usually placed on top of fruit, or vegetables. In Mexico, healthy snacks are very popular. We love to have oranges with Tajin on it, jicama or cucumber with lime juice and tajin on top. Tajin is middle spicy, of course for Mexicans… mos probably other cultures think it is spicy and why in the world would we sprinkle our fruit with chili powder!! but believe me, once you try it you will understand why.

INGREDIENTS TO MAKE MEXICAN SALAD

• 5 cups lettuce
• 1 jicama cup chopped
• 1 cup grated carrot
• 1 cucumber chopped cup

Mix all the ingredients in a container and have this salad with your favorite dressing! Without a doubt this Mexican Salad recipe goes with everything but if you are open to tasting something new. Prepare this sweet and sour delicious Mexican Salad vinaigrette.

Mexican Salad Vinaigrette Recipe Ingredients

• ¼ cup olive oil
• ½ cup vinegar 
• 2 tajin tablespoons
• 2 honey tablespoons
• 2 lemon juice tablespoons
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce 

How to make Mexican Vinaigrette with lime and Tajin

First I suggest you mix all the ingredients but the Tajín. Following add one tablespoon of Tajin after everything is mixed and keep on adding the chili powder to taste. Add on top of the salad and enjoy a super fresh and delicious salad.

Need more Mexican Dressing ideas? check out my Creamy avocado Jalapeno dressing. You will absolutely love salad after this recipe.

Other Mexican Jicama recipes ideas

• Cut jicama and add lime and tajin on top.
• Make your own chamoy sauce and spread it on top of jicama! believe me, this is the most awesome snack ever!
• Shred jicama and add it to your salads!

Mexican Salad with tajin vinaigrette

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Servings: 6 people

Calories: 28kcal

Author: Laura Muller

Ingredients

• 5 cups lettuce
• 1 cup jicama
• 1 cup grated carrot
• 1 cup cucumber chopped

Mexican Salad Vinaigrette recipe

• ¼ cup olive oil
• ½ cup vinegar
• 2 tbsp tajin
• 2 tbsp honey
• 2 tbsp lemon

Instructions

• First I suggest you mix all the ingredients but the Tajín.
• Following add one tablespoon of Tajin after everything is mixed and keep on adding the chili powder to taste.
• Add on top of the salad and enjoy a super fresh and delicious salad.

Nutrition

Calories: 28kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 22mg | Potassium: 216mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 3886IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg

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Laura Muller

Laura Muller is a trilingual Mexican mom living in the city of Chicago. Laura started her YouTube channel Las Recetas de Laura more than 10 years ago to teach people how to cook Mexican food in a healthier way. Laura's recipes are specialized for people with diabetes and high cholesterol. Laura promotes healthy eating for every body size and talks about her own experience dealing with being overweight and how people of any size can have an active and healthy life.

Laura creates content in Spanish and English for a community of over 3 million followers and has been recognized as one of the most influential Latinas in the US, Latinos 40 under 40 in Chicago.

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