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Salad Days – Aunt Nancy’s Taco Salad

Taco SaladMany years ago my darling cousin, Nancy Joy, served my son, Trevor, and I a wonderful taco salad.

To this day, Trevor and I take great pride in making and serving this taco salad – and love eating it too!

2 lbs ground beef, sautéed
1 lb sharp cheddar cheese, grated
1 can black olives
2 cups salsa (mild, medium or picante, depending on your taste)
1-1/2 heads of iceberg lettuce
3 handfuls of tortilla chips
4 avocados, peeled and chopped (medium sized pieces)
Wish Bone French dressing (to taste but at least half a bottle) OR try our homemade French Dressing
Salt and pepper to taste

Break up the iceberg lettuce and place in salad bowl
Then put the olives, avocados and salsa on top
Put cheese on top of that, spreading it out over the whole surface
Next, put the hot sautéed ground beef over the cheese, thereby melting the cheese
Let sit for two minutes
Add French dressing and toss
Just before serving, add the tortilla chips and toss once more.
lettuce cheese avocado salsa ground beef

adding cheese french dressing

adding dressing adding tortilla chips

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And there you have it – a wonderful, scrumptious, taco salad!

Hope you enjoy it as much as we do!

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11 Comments
  1. Pam Lynch #

    Sounds great….we will try…..thanks cousins Nancy and Jackie! Pam

    September 17, 2013
    • Two Chums #

      You are so welcome! It is really yummy!

      September 17, 2013
  2. Jennifer Dilley #

    Fun to see Jackie in her kitchen too! John and I will enjoy this taco salad tonight. Hugs, Jen

    September 17, 2013
    • Two Chums #

      Oh, great! We are sure you will love it.

      September 17, 2013
  3. Nancy Litteken #

    This cracks me up!!! Love seeing you cooking Taco Salad… Great memories of you, Trevor and Taco Salad.

    September 17, 2013
    • Two Chums #

      Thanks again, my darling cousin, Nancy!

      September 17, 2013
  4. ashley fenton #

    OMG this salad looks so delicious I can’t wait to try it!

    September 17, 2013
    • Two Chums #

      We feel sure you will love it, Ash!

      September 17, 2013
  5. Linda Roberts #

    I believe Nancy Joy got the recipe from me :-). We had this most Saturday nights at my house when I was in hight school in the early 70’s! It’s WAY better with the homemade French dressing! Enjoy, y’all!

    September 17, 2013
    • Two Chums #

      Dear Linda – So, so good to hear from you! Yes, I think I knew that, many years ago, but its name, in our household, became “Aunt Nancy’s taco salad”! Thanks so much for sharing it with her. It has been “passed down and along” with love! Trust all is well with you and yours.

      September 17, 2013
  6. Lara Clardy #

    Yum! My taco salad is very similar. I chop some fresh tomatoes in instead of salsa and use a mild taco sauce for dressing. I’ll have to try it your way.

    September 17, 2013

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