Originally Posted by
kipper
Is taco salad good, bad, or evil? Should it be mostly lettuce and other veggies, topped with a sprinkling of cheese, meat/chili, sour cream, salsa and tortilla strips, or should it be primarily meat/chili, cheese, salsa, and tortilla strips with a bit of lettuce and a hint of veggies?
I'd prefer primarily lettuce and veggies, with salsa as dressing, plus a bit of meat and sour cream, with tortilla strips to add a crunch, but I'm finishing up one that was like a giant bowl of chili with a hint of lettuce and veggies.
It is hard to find a decent taco salad at restaurants. When I make one at home I put all my favorite and fresh ingredients in it. I hate the taco salads at fast food restaurants, they just aren't tasty and I find them too calorie laden for me. Mi Cocina in the DFW area has a salad called a Rico salad that has a good base of lettuce, fajita meat, tortilla strips, tomatoes, onion and avocado which comes with your choice of dressings. I don't know if you would exactly call it a taco salad since it comes in a bowl instead of a taco shell bowl but it is close enough for me.