Reviewed: Dec. 27, 2006

My new favorite when the avacoda's are ripe in season.

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Elisa Sue

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Home Town: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Living In: Mishawaka, Indiana, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 12, 2006

I have made this recipe several times and it is always great! I don't add the cheese as I don't like cheese in salads. But I've always gotten rave reviews from guests when I've made this.

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manthafifi

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 10, 2006

This was good, however the dressing was way to oily! I would cut the oil in half if not more. I also added dried cranberries. Other than the oil issue it was great.

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CVOORHEES

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Home Town: Aurora, Colorado, USA

Living In: Riverton, Utah, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 2, 2006

This was a fantastic recipe! We used it for my mother's 50th birthday bbq and it was a huge success. I used sunflower seeds in place of corn chips, and put chopped avacados on the top of the salad. Will definately use this again!!!

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PrincessCakie

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Living In: Spokane, Washington, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 25, 2006

This salad is a miss for me. It is basically a taco salad without the meat. I think it would make a much better recipe if it included chicken strips or taco seasoned ground beef on top. Also, it is VERY SALTY because of the corn chips and the green olives.

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jasr

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Reviewed: Jul. 13, 2006

This was very good. It actually tasted a lot like a taco. I left out the cheese, and instead of mayo, I blended half an avocado with 2 tsp of balsamic vinegar and a sundried tomato (I discovered on accident that this odd combo actually tastes a lot like mayo). I also used blue-corn tortilla chips, which are less greasy and not as salty. I think this would be good with black olives in addition to the green. Definitely a keeper. UPDATE: I made this again and subbed homemade salsa for the mayo, and it was just delicious! I'll make it this way from now on.

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KymInNM

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Home Town: Central Point, Oregon, USA

Living In: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 12, 2006

Very tasty dressing. I put two small avocados, 2 cloves of garlic, a little more olive oil and the juice of one lemon in it. I also used iceberg lettuce instead of romaine, as that is all that I had. It was a traditional, yummy-tasting taco salad. I recommend it!

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SARAHCANADA

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Living In: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Reviewed: Jun. 30, 2006

I really wanted to love this recipe, but we didn't. I saw others say that it was bland but it tasted like guacamole on lettuce. The dressing was so thick also...and tasted alot like olive oil. I ended up throwing the dressing away, but keeping the salad part (thank goodness I didn't put the dressing on the lettuce before tasting it.) Sorry this wasn't for us..

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TchrJrHi

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Home Town: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Living In: Florissant, Missouri, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 24, 2006

I found this to be really good. In response to those who thought it was too thick-I just didn't put tons on the salad. I forgot the olives, and cut out the majority of the mayo and added another avocado to make up for it. Instead of lemon, I used lime because that made more sense to me. The salad was also great with taco sauce, although I don't know if it would be with the olives in it.

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Reviewed: Jun. 7, 2006

I absolutely loved this. I was feeling too lazy to dirty up the food processor, so I mashed the avocado by hand, and added the ingredients one by one. I used half lite mayo, half light Ranch dressing, regular onions, and I omitted the olives as I wasn't in the mood for them. What an awesome lunch. Thanks so much, Lori!

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Caroline C

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Reviewed: Apr. 29, 2006

People go crazy for this salad! I love it! I've made it for parties and baby showers, etc. It's been a huge hit every single time! I'm not the biggest fan of green olives, so I sometimes add sliced black olives instead....but that's the only thing I would change. It's perfect in every other way!

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Reviewed: Apr. 24, 2006

Sorry it was just terrible.The dressing was too thick.Will not do it again

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KASHTANA2

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Reviewed: Apr. 15, 2006

Yum! My husband and I love this recipe and have been enjoying it for 3 years. Once we get to the crumbs on a bag of corn tortilla chips, it's time to make this salad!

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Stephanie D.

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Reviewed: Dec. 27, 2005

Dressing a bit too much for amount of salad, but otherwise DELICIOUS.

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dianneg

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: San Antonio, Texas, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 11, 2005

This recipe sounded so good, but I was disappointed. The dressing just wasn't right and the combination of all the ingredients didn't suit our tastes.

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KATLIST

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Home Town: Prosser, Washington, USA

Living In: Vacaville, California, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 11, 2005

The end result was great, but not worth the time it took to make the dressing.

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Reviewed: Jul. 8, 2005

From reading the recipe, it sounds like it would be good. But honestly, it was very bland - and I am not one to usually call anything bland. I added some cilantro to the dressing to help liven it up, but it was still just ok.

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Reviewed: Jun. 6, 2005

It was bland. And DON"T let it sit. I noticed no one finished what was on thier plate.

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DORINDAS

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Home Town: Valencia, California, USA

Living In: San Diego, California, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 4, 2005

The dressing had an excellent taste, but It was a little too oily for me. It wasn't very smooth either, it kept seperating... but that could have been something I did wrong. Overall a very tasty salad. My husband loved it.

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Reviewed: Feb. 22, 2005

I thought this salad was great! All the friends I shared it with loved it and asked for the recipe. I can't believe some people were so rude in their reviews. If you think the dressing was too rich and gooey, you should use less. If your chips got soggy, you should throw them in at the very end. Use a little common sense. If you change the ingredients, the flavor will be different and you cannot compare. Overall, excellent salad. Thank you Lori!

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