Tonight’s salad is all about my TexMex childhood, when everything was better with chili. Speaking of which, have you ever had Frito Pie? This is created by covering a plate with a layer of Fritos, pouring chili over them, then heaping on grated cheese and onions. In other words, Frito Pie is a concentrated bomb of ridiculous TexMex SuperHeaven.
This salad is Frito Pie without the Fritos (plus a whole bunch of veggies). I can only imagine what this salad would have been like with that final Frito touch. As it was, it was a bowl of healthy joy with 1970’s TexMex hiding underneath.
Chili Salad
Ingredients:
- Chopped celery
- Chopped tomatoes
- Chopped avocado
- Chopped onion
- Leftover cilantro lime coleslaw from night before last
- Grated cheese
- Homemade chili
Arrange salad makings over a bowl of chili. Serve with corn bread.