California Crunch

Name: California Crunch
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 ripe avocado, peeled, pitted, and cut into chunks; 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice; ½ cup sour cream or plain yogurt; ½ cup sour cream or plain yogurt; 6 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 garlic clove, minced; 1 teaspoon chili powder; ½ teaspoon sugar; ¼ teaspoon table salt, or more to taste; ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1 medium head romaine lettuce, sliced into thick ribbons; 2 ripe medium tomatoes, chopped; 1 ripe avocado, peeled, pitted, and sliced; ½ cup pitted black olives, sliced; 1 cup corn chips; ½ medium onion, cut in very thin rings; ½ cup grated Monterey Jack or pepper Jack cheese; ½ cup grated Monterey Jack or pepper Jack cheese

Preparation info

Serves
4 to 6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Smoke & Spice

By Cheryl Alters Jamison and Bill Jamison

Published 2014

About

The combination of ingredients comes from the West Coast, but the taste and texture of this salad travel easily to other terrains.

Ingredients

California Dressing

1 ripe avocado, peeled, pitted, and cut into chunks
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
½

Americas
United States
California
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Combine all the dressing ingredients in a blender and puree until smooth.
In a bowl, toss the romaine, tomatoes, avocado, and olives with about half of the dressing. Top the salad with the corn chips, onion, and cheese, arranged attractively. Serve immediately, with additional dressing on the side. If the dressing thickens too much, mix a bit of water into it.<