Chopped Salad With Spicy Buttermilk Dressing

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 teaspoon dried chipotle powder
• 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
• 1 teaspoon ground pepper
• 1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk
• 3 tablespoons light mayonnaise
• 2 scallions, whites minced and greens thinly slice, separated
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1 head romaine lettuce, trimmed and chopped (about 1 1/4 lbs)
• 1 pint cherry tomatoes, quartered
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen corn kernels, thawed and patted dry
• 2 ounces monterey jack pepper cheese, cubed

Recipe

• 1 whisk together buttermilk, mayonnaise, scallion whites and garlic; combine chile powder, salt and pepper and add to mixture.
• 2 add romaine, tomatoes, corn, cheese, and scallion greens to the bowl (if you are adding meat, you would add it here).
• 3 toss to combine and serve immediately.
• 4 tip: to neatly cut up a head of romaine, halve it through the core, and make a few evenly spaced cuts lengthwise, leaving core intact. chop crosswise into bite-size pieces.