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Try our Mexican salad with a creamy coriander dressing, then discover Tex-Mex-style sweetcorn salad, esquites (Mexican corn salad), or Mexican salad tortilla bowls.

"This is an adaptation of one of my dad’s favourite salads. He would always make a green salad every time he cooked fish or chicken – he was a big believer in eating vegetables in every meal. I added my own twist but the coriander dressing is a simplified version of his."

Karla Zazueta grew up in Baja California, in the north of Mexico. When she moved to the UK 20 years ago, she brought all her family’s recipes that had been passed down through the generations with her. As well as writing about food and Mexican traditions, Karla runs cookery classes from her home and hosts regular sold-out supper clubs in venues across London. Her cookbook of family recipes, Norteña, is available now.


Mexican salad with a creamy coriander dressing recipe

  • 1 apple
  • 1 medium cucumber
    peeled
  • 1 avocado
  • 1 Little Gem lettuce
    leaves separated
  • 1 jalapeño
    stem removed, thinly sliced
  • few coriander leaves

CORIANDER DRESSING

  • 20 coriander stalks
  • 1 small garlic clove
    peeled
  • ½ lime
    juiced
  • pinch of sea salt flakes
    plus extra to serve
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 50g mayonnaise

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal205
  • fat18g
  • saturates2g
  • carbs6g
  • sugars5g
  • fibre4g
  • protein3g
  • salt0.5g
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Method

  • step 1

    To make the dressing, put the coriander stalks in a high-speed blender with the garlic, lime juice, salt, oil, 5 tbsp of water and some freshly cracked black pepper. Blend until smooth and pour into a bowl, add the mayonnaise and mix well.

  • step 2

    Cut the apple in half then slice as thinly as possible. Halve the cucumber lengthways and slice thinly. Halve the avocado and remove the stone and skin, then slice thinly. Roughly chop the lettuce. Put them all in a large bowl, top with the jalapeño and coriander leaves. Pour over the dressing and mix well. Finish with a sprinkle of sea salt flakes and serve.

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