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Monday, May 4, 2015

Mexican Salad In A Tortilla (ww 6 Pts)

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 4 6-inch flour tortillas (6 inch) or 4 corn tortillas (6 inch)
  • nonstick cooking spray
  • 3/4 lb cooked cod, flaked (could substitute other fish) or 3/4 lb cooked chicken, shredded
  • 2 tomatoes, peeled, seeded, chopped
  • 1 red onion, diced
  • 1/2 green bell pepper, seeded and sliced
  • 1/2 yellow bell pepper, seeded and sliced
  • 1/2 cup cilantro, finely chopped
  • 6 scallions, thinly sliced
  • 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded, deveined, minced (wear gloves to prevent irritation)
  • 2 cups iceberg lettuce, shredded
  • 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 4 lime wedges

Recipe

  • 1 prepare tortilla cups as described in this recipe: tortilla bowls or preheat oven to 350°f.
  • 2 then place 4 ovenproof 4" baking dishes upside-down on baking sheet, spray tortillas with nonstick cooking spray on both sides and drape over baking dishes.
  • 3 spray 4 sheets of foil with nonstick cooking spray and place, sprayed side down, on top of each tortilla, molding the tortilla to dish. bake until crisp (about 5 min) and allow to cool before removing foil.
  • 4 in large bowl, combine the fish or chicken, tomatoes, onion, peppers, cilantro, scallions and jalapeno.
  • 5 place prepared tortilla cups on plates and fill with lettuce and cod mixture.
  • 6 in small bowl, whisk lime juice, oil and salt then drizzle over salads.
  • 7 serve with lime wedges.

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