Santa Fe Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing

You can add in a protein to this if you prefer.  The creamy avocado dressing is also great for using on lettuce taco wraps and burrito bowls!

Serves 3-4

Ingredients 

For the salad:

2 heads romaine lettuce, chopped

1 bunch cilantro, chopped

2 avocados, pit and skin removed, sliced 

1/4 head purple cabbage, sliced

2 tomatoes, chopped

1 cucumber, chopped

1 C black beans tossed with 1 tsp ground cumin

1 red bell pepper, sliced

For the dressing:

1 avocado

1/2 C cilantro

1 TBS lime juice

1/4 tsp each salt and pepper

1/4 tsp cumin

dash of hot sauce

1 TBS water

Directions

1.  Assemble all salad ingredients in a bowl.

2.  In a food processor or blender, blend all ingredients for the dressing.

3.  Portion out salad on each plate and drizzle with dressing.