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Southwest Bread Salad – loaded with fresh Pick ‘n Save produce, grilled chicken, cornbread croutons, and a homemade southwest vinaigrette dressing.
Well, my friends, we are officially in our LAST week of summer! Our last week of long, lazy days and morning movies and homemade breakfast and wondering what tomorrow will bring….because very quickly we’ll get used to the fact that tomorrow brings school! But not before one last hurrah…..(Labor Day)!
I look forward to Labor Day every year…..and not just because it means the kids go back to school (we’re always ready for that by this point in summer)….but because it feels to me like one final celebration of summer! I love the idea of filling our day with all kinds of summery things – like sprinklers and s’mores and swimsuits and sidewalk chalk and, of course, delicious summer foods!
So when I found out about the opportunity to team up with #MyPicknSave and #CollectiveBias to bring you a delicious Labor Day recipe, I jumped at it! Because this Southwest Bread Salad is something I’ve been dreaming up for a while….and something that sounds like the PERFECT way to celebrate the end of summer!
It’s loaded with tons of fresh veggies, which were inspired by my shopping trip to Pick ‘n Save, along with marinated grilled chicken, cornbread croutons, and a delicious homemade southwest vinaigrette. It’s a salad that eats like a meal….and one that even non-salad lovers could get behind! Because it’s really more like chicken, vegetables, and cornbread….all chopped up and mixed together in a bowl. What’s not to love about that??
This salad will feed your family…..but my suggestion? Double the recipe and invite over some friends! After all, there’s much to celebrate about summer….and celebrating is always more fun with friends!
Happy Labor Day!
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Ingredients
- 4 c. cornbread croutons cornbread pieces toasted in 350 degree oven 10 min. on each side
- 3 to matoes cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1 green pepper cut into 1 inch pieces
- 2 ears corn grilled and removed from cob
- 1 bbq marinated chicken breast grilled and cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1 avocado cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1/2 c. red onion cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1/2 c. black beans drained and rinsed
- 1/2 c. cilantro chopped
- For dressing:
- 3/4 c. olive oil
- 2 Tbsp. lemon juice
- 2 Tbsp. lime juice
- 2 Tbsp. cilantro minced
- 1 tsp. cumin
- 1 tsp. coriander
- 1 tsp. chili powder
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
Instructions
- Combine all salad ingredients in a large bowl.
- Combine dressing ingredients and mix well; pour desired amount over salad.
- Serve immediately.
Wow! Cathy this looks amazing! I love all the fresh vegetables and I’m totally in denial that Summer is ending.
I’m ready to try this anytime.
I love a good panzanella, especially one with cornbread croutons! Looks delicious. 🙂
The salad incorporates all my favorite flavors, there is nothing like a delicious, fresh Southwest inspired salad! I particularly love the vinaigrette that you paired with us. Genius as always my friend! We hope you enjoy the last wonderful days of summer with your family. My girls had back to school this Wednesday. Summer went by way too quickly for us 🙁
Cathy, whoa, this looks pretty darn fabulous! All of the colors and textures are beautiful and it has bread in it, woohoo! Love this! Thanks for sharing your recipe – pinning and sharing. Have a happy Tuesday!
Cornbread in a salad? I’m in! Looks so good, Cathy!
Cathy, this salad looks so delicious! I love the toasted cornbread croutons and your choice of veggies are great. Adiing the chicken brings the whole salad together nicely…thanks for sharing!
Oh my gosh, Cathy! That looks incredible! We’re having a Chef Salad for dinner tonight – I wish we were having this instead!
Looks good Cathy! I love bread salad with lots of fresh veggies!
OH my gosh this looks absolutely delicious. How do you do it, Cathy? You’re a magician in the kitchen, seriously. #client
What a bunch of beautiful produce and your salad looks so good and refreshing!
You had me at cornbread croutons! What a great idea and one I could try with my gluten-free cornbread. That salad looks so good! Beautiful photos!