Mexican Salad

I don't know if I read a recipe for this, or I just stole the idea from a restaurant, but it's good.

In a large bowl, make a bed of romaine (chopped into thin strips) and chopped onion.

In a smaller bowl, mix together:
A handful of chopped cilantro
1-2 tomatoes, diced
1 can of corn, drained
1 can of black beans, drained
1 package of taco seasoning mix

Scoop corn/bean mix onto each serving of lettuce and onion.
Add broken tortilla chips and sour cream (or dressing of choice).

Fiesta Rice

I can't believe I haven't posted this. It's so easy, and adding the black beans makes it a one-dish vegetarian meal.

Chop up one onion and one green bell pepper
Saute in butter in med-large pot
Add one can of diced tomatoes plus a can of water
Add one cup of uncooked rice

Cover, until rice has absorbed the water.
Stir in a jar of salsa and a can of black beans
Salt and Pepper to taste

Add sour cream as garnish when you serve

Olive Tapenade

Trader Joe's sells their own. It's really good, but it's in such a tiny jar. So I decided to make my own with suitable portions.

You can chop up the following ingredients just like you're making salsa.

Green Olives
Diced Tomatoes
Roasted Pepper
Pickles
Minced Garlic
Salt & Pepper

Since I happened to have it in my fridge, I also chopped up and added:
Capers
Pickled Grape leaves

Add it to sandwiches, or crackers

Salad Wraps

I got this idea from Stephanie's blog at http://stephy404.blogspot.com where she did a restaurant review of a place that makes sandwiches like this.

I took Trader Joe's Habenero & Lime flour tortillas and loaded them up with:
Shredded Romaine Lettuce
Cucumber slices
shredded chedder
tomato dices
salad dressing

Then rolled them up like a taco or a burrito (depending on how much you loaded up the tortilla)
That's how you make a salad wrap!