Chopped Taco Salad with Homemade Catalina Dressing

By ebdonahue

Ingredients

• FOR THE HOMEMADE CATALINA DRESSING:
• 1/2 a Yellow Onion, roughly chopped
• 1/2 cup Ketchup
• 1/4 cup Red Wine Vinegar
• 1/4 cup Honey
• 1/4 cup Light Brown Sugar
• 1/2 tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
• 1 teaspoon Paprika
• 3/4 teaspoon Kosher Salt or more to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon Black Pepper
• 1 cup Extra Light Olive Oil
• FOR THE CHOPPED TACO SALAD:
• 2 lbs Ground Beef
• 1 recipe for Homemade Taco Seasoning
• 1 {heaping} tablespoon Flour
• 1/2 cup Water
• 1 head Iceberg Lettuce, chopped
• 1 to 2 cups shredded Cheddar Cheese, give or take
• 1/2 orange Bell Pepper, chopped
• 1/2 Red Bell Pepper, chopped
• 1/2 Red Onion, chopped
• 3 Green Onions, chopped
• 1 small can {about 2.5 ounces} Sliced Black Olives, Chopped
• 1 Tomato, seeded and Chopped
• 2 cups Tortilla Chips, crushed {give or take}
• Homemade Catalina Dressing

Details

Servings 6
Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 60mins
Adapted from simplyscratch.com

Preparation

Step 1

FOR THE CATALINA DRESSING: Throw the roughly chopped onion into the bowl of your food processor. Pulse until finely chopped. Next add in everything stopping at the olive oil.

Turn the food processor on to blend and then slowly drizzle in the extra light olive oil.

Once blended, pour the dressing into a jar with a tight fitting lid and store in the fridge until ready to use.

FOR THE TACO SALAD: In a large skillet cook the ground beef until browned. Remove all but two tablespoons of grease. Add in the taco seasoning and stir. Next, sprinkle on a heaping tablespoon of flour and stir until absorbed. Pour in a half cup of water and stir.

Remove and place the cooked taco meat into a bowl that has been in the freezer chilling. Stir every so often until the meat is completely cooled.

Once the taco meat has cooled, toss some into a bowl with your favorite toppings along with the chopped lettuce, shredded cheddar cheese, crushed tortilla chips and drizzle with the homemade dressing.

You could make a huge batch, but our family like to personalize it with the toppings we like and it's kind of fun!