Santa Fe Salad with Chili Lime Dressing

I got pretty excited when I found this recipe on pinterest... when I said I was making salad for dinner last night Evan was like "SALAD!?!?" Even though he does like salad and eats it a lot for lunch. He ended up really liking the salad. It is a weight watchers recipe so I will have to share it with my mom since she just started weigh watchers last week. She also eats salad a lot but gets kinda bored with it. I think chicken or taco meat could be added to make it more of a meal type of salad... I needed to eat light because of other things I had throughout the day.

cilantro and lime... such a great pair!

dressing and all the fixin's!

all tossed together except for the dressing... I'll add that each time I eat it.

it makes a whole lot! now I'll have it for lunch all week (:

dressed and served with ice tea!

*side note: the recipe calls for light mayo... and I thought I might add sour cream next time, maybe half mayo and half sour cream

Ingredients

	6 Tbsp reduced-calorie mayonnaise
	3 Tbsp cilantro, fresh, finely chopped
	3 Tbsp water
	1 medium uncooked scallion(s), minced
	1 1/2 Tbsp fresh lime juice
	2 tsp sugar
	1/2 tsp chili powder
	15 oz canned black beans, rinsed and drained
	1 1/2 cup(s) cooked corn kernels, fresh or frozen
	2 cup(s) grape tomatoes
	1 medium sweet red pepper(s), cut into thin strips (about 1 1/2 cups)
	8 cup(s) romaine lettuce, cut into thick shreds (about 2 hearts)

Instructions

• To make dressing, in a small bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, cilantro, water, scallion, lime juice, sugar and chili powder until smooth. Transfer to a jar or a plastic container with a tight-fitting lid and refrigerate until ready to use.
  
• In a large bowl or food storage container, layer remaining ingredients in order listed; cover and refrigerate.
  
• To serve, spoon salad ingredients into a bowl. Shake dressing and then drizzle dressing over salad; toss well to coat. Yields about 2 cups of salad and 1 1/2 tablespoons of dressing per serving.

http://www.weightwatchers.com/food/rcp/RecipePage.aspx?recipeid=94061