Homemade Light Southwest Salad Dressing

Ok, if you have been reading this blog much at all (or stalking looking at my MFP food logs) you should know by now that I LOVE mexican food.  One of my favorite salads is a good southwest chicken salad.  

I was looking for a good light southwest dressing to use to make an at home version and wasn't having any luck.  So I started googling/pinteresting recipes and I came up with one that is just the BOMB!!!!!  This stuff is sooooooooo good that I definitely look forward to eating a salad for lunch!!!  And super simple....it doesn't get much better than that!

1/2 cup light mayo
1/2 cup plain greek yogurt
1 package taco seasoning
1 package ranch dressing
add water to achieve desired consistency (I use 1/4-1/2 cup or so??)

I personally measure it and put it into snack size ziploc baggies.  Then I cut the corner off with scissors when ready to serve and squeeze it onto my salad like a dressing pack from a restaurant.  It makes it super easy to pack lunches that way.  And I had great luck with the shelf life that way.

In my salad:
Romaine lettuce blend
Spinach leaves
1/2 avacado
1 serving grilled chicken (I buy fajita chicken strips from Sam's to use when I don't have any grilled breasts on hand)
black beans
tomato (if I have it)
red onion
corn if I want extra calories/filler (but usually make without)
tortilla strips (if I have extra calories to spare - this is a treat)

I hope you enjoy as much as I do!  Let me know what you think!

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