I love salad… and I’m going to join Lisa in her 20 Salads In December. 
I was craving taco salad (actually, just craving crunchy iceberg!).
Despite the fact that I have a new knife that is SUPER sharp and sliced my thumb open, this was a quick dinner to make! Even making two completely different salads!
Can you guess which one belongs to whom? 
I found a new flavor of my favorite chips – these are SO good for taco salad!
What are your favorite salad toppings?
Want to join us in 20 Salads In December?
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yea for taco tuesdays!! Those are the best, especially the taco salad. Its a favorite in our household too.
I haven’t celebrated taco tuesday in a while… I think this was a great way to do it…
Both salads look great but I would go with one like yours because of the baby corn. Love ‘em.
Lately I’m really into chick peas and avocados in my salads and they always have to include olives.
yes, I could eat salad with you any day!! I love both chick peas and avocado in my salad… and olives are great… I’ll have to remember this for my salad month!!
I love taco salads– they’re so easy and delicious!
yes – to both! I think my lunch is another taco salad…
Ouch on the thumb. Hope it’s not too deep of a cut. I had thought about a taco salad last night, but soup won out! I love adding in crumbled tempeh and black beans.
yeek, it was pretty dang deep! I’m okay, though. Jason’s a good doc. Black beans (or any kind of bean…) is one of my favorite salad toppings… they were in mine, under the tomato + corns…
I have been having salads over the past few days using leftover cranberry sauce as dressing. Amazing
We also found a restaurant here in Corvallis that has a salad topped with a… wait for it… pumpkin pie vinaigrette. It is one of the best salads I have ever had!
ooh, YUM that vinaigrette sounds fantastic! cranberry sauce sounds like a great dressing also…
I love throwing anything I have laying around into the salad. Latest favorites: spicy peppers and pickles. Yup! I also had some roasted butternut squash left from Thankgiving so that’s also going in to today’s salad at lunch
PICKLES !! I am definitely going to try that soon – I love pickles.
Oh no! Hope your thumb is feeling better! I love taco salads – probably my favorite topping is guacamole and/or black beans and corn. Okay, so I guess I have three favorites!
Thanks, Candice!! it’s really hard to type!! it’s much better, just a band aid now.
my salad had black beans in it, you just cannot see them…
and the mini corns I had are my favorite! 
My favorite salad toppings are beans, banana peppers, feta cheese, and a new favorite – peas! I love salad bars at restaurants because I load up so many different things on there. I should get some of those things for home, too.
you had me until peas!
yes, that’s the reason I love salad bars too… but for the 20 salads this month, I can probably get away with having more toppings around!!
It’s too cold to even think about eating a salad!!
even with warm bbq turkey on top?
that’s what I made for Jason’s…
I’m a big salad fan! Seriously, I love making salads at home and even enjoy ordering them when I’m out. Mmm…
I love creating salads at home, but sometimes love salad bars more…
Crap, it’s Wednesday right?! Taco confusion.
Te amo Mexican.
I was a little nervous to click on the pic, but phew it was covered! Was that a duct tape band-aid? classy:) Sorry you hurt yourself.
I love sliced thumbs, er almonds and onions on my salad. OOh and those cute cherry tomatoes.
ha, yep, I wonder how many will be brave enough to click… I am my Grandpa Z’s granddaughter… he used duct tape for everything, and it works!
yep, classy, too! I’ve downgraded to a regular band aid now… who am I kidding? it’s a glittery band aid. 
i was juuuuust thinking abuot taco salads this morning!
I KNEW you were.
oooh, I get cravings for iceberg crunch, too! love Lisa’s 20 salads in December idea. I’ve been eating much heartier meals with so much running and cooler temps but I miss the crunch of a good salad. favorite salad toppings include avocado, hummus, walnuts, pepitas and chickpeas.
oh GOOD ! I know it severely lacks ANY nutritional goodness, but… it really can’t be beat for crunchy! I love salads as meals, so I think this challenge will be easy for us… as long as they have enough protein.
ooooooooooh man, you make the best looking stuff!!!!!
Just let me know when I can come over for dinner! hehee 
aw, thank you!!
(it was good…)
That looks awesome. I’d say my #1 topping is Chinese noodles, can’t have a salad without them.
that sounds great… I love chinese noodles.
I’m going to try my best for the challenge! I had one for lunch today, so off to a good start. This is a great idea for the salad, but mine would proably look like the bottom one.
great start!!
I had a bite of his salad, too… it was good! 
mine had beans in there, hiding.
My favorite salad toppings are nuts and dried fruits, yet I don’t add them nearly often enough. I need to really step up my salad eatin’.
I should do that more, too… almonds or cashews, YUM ! take the challenge, girl !
I’m glad the vegan month is over =) Back to real cheese and sour cream, which is what tacos are all about. I LOVE tacos!!
WHEW ! vegan month… I really did it… and then this salad ? had real cheese!! and that’s greek yogurt, but same thing!
…still no meat, though.
You had me at sour cream.
YUM
hee!! this is actually greek yogurt, but… same thing to me!
20 salads in December sounds like a great idea to me! I’m in!
woo hoo !!
can’t wait to see your salads!
My daughter and I could literally have Mexican every night of the week and never get sick of it.
My store actually sells white corn tortillas for .99 cents for THREE DOZEN! So I make tons of tortilla chips for a dollar.
Just brush with oil, sprinkle with salt, bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes. so good!
We even made breakfast nachos with them over the weekend!
http://mybizzykitchen.com/2010/11/28/roasted-butternut-squash-soup-with-apple-and-curry/
that sounds great (and so do the breakfast nachos!!)… I like making my own chips too!
Those fiesta lime chips are very intriguing! Loving the little baby corns on your salad
Ack! Sorry about the thumb – that is rough. I hope it was worth it.
I made a bunch of better eating December goals today too – salads should be making a serious appearance.
yay for joining the 20 salads challenge!!
Hey, so I know I keep saying this…but you will just be getting a Christmas Present from me now since it’s taken me so long!
both salads look great, love the addition of the baby corn.
thanks, Doc!
you’ve had my baby corn salsa, right? I was obsessed with it last summer…
these look great! I can’t wait to try that noocho sauce!
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