Southwestern Layered Salad

🧂 Ingredients

• 6 oz. pkg. salad greens

  or spring mix (any combination will work)
• 16 oz. can dark red kidney beans

  rinsed and drained
• 16 oz. can black beans

  rinsed and drained
• 15 oz. can shoepeg corn

  drained
• 1 large red bell pepper

  or green bell pepper
• 1 large orange bell pepper

  or yellow bell pepper
• 1 cucumber

  washed, quartered and sliced
• 2 large tomatoes

  chopped
• 1/4 cup red onion

  finely diced
• 4 oz. can ripe olives

  drained
• 4 oz. can diced green chiles

  drained
• 1 to 2 cups Spicy Ranch Dressing

  (see notes below)
• 1 1/2 cups sharp Cheddar cheese

  shredded
• 4 slices thick bacon

  crisp cooked and crumbled
• 1 or 2 avocados

  sliced
• 1/4 cup lemon juice

  to dip the avocados in
• 2 tbsp. cilantro

  finely minced, optional
• 1 1/2 cups corn chips

Instructions

• 1 Cook bacon over medium heat until browned but not scorched!
• 2 Remove bacon slices from skillet and place on paper towel-lined plate to drain.
• 3 You can also microwave the bacon on plate between layers of paper towels; plan
  on about one minute per slice for thick bacon, less time for thin bacon.
• 4 Continue cooking bacon until it's crisp cooked and not fatty.
• 5 When cool, crumble bacon into bite-sized pieces.
• 6 Set aside.
• 7 In large trifle dish or glass bowl, spread spring mix or greens on the bottom.
• 8 Layer with kidney beans, then black beans, then corn.
• 9 Sprinkle green and orange bell peppers over top (or whatever color you are
  using).
• 10 Add a layer of cucumbers, then tomatoes, then sprinkle with red onion.
• 11 Sprinkle a layer of ripe olives, then green chilies over top.
• 12 Spread spicy Ranch dressing over top of chilies and cover well.
• 13 Sprinkle a layer of cheese over top of the dressing.
• 14 Add a layer of bacon pieces.
• 15 Dip avocado slices in lemon juice.
• 16 Drain on paper towels and pat dry.
• 17 Place avocados over top of bacon.
• 18 Sprinkle the top with finely minced cilantro, if desired.
• 19 Place Fritos around the outside edge of the bowl (see note below).
• 20 Serve immediately.
• 21 Refrigerate leftovers. 

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