Easy Weeknight Taco Salad

Ingredients

• 4 cups assorted lettuce
• 1 diced tomato
• 2 chopped green onions
• 2 stalks diced celery
• 1/2 diced sweet red or orange pepper
• 1/2 diced green pepper
• 1 avocado cut into bite sized pieces
• 1/2 pound extra lean ground beef
• 1/4 cup crushed taco flavoured tortilla chips
• 1 tbsp salsa
• 1/4 cup Peppercorn Ranch salad dressing
• Another 1/4 cup crumbled taco flavoured tortilla chips

Directions

1. Crush the first quarter cup of taco chips in a food processor or spice grinder until fine. Mix that together with the salsa and ground beef in a medium bowl. 
2. Roll into small cocktail sized meatballs (1/2 inch in diameter)
3. Place onto a parchment covered baking sheet and bake in a pre-heated 350 oven for 20 minutes or until cooked through.
4. Let cool while you make the salad.
5. Combine all of the salad ingredients in a large bowl. Add the meatballs and toss. Add the salad dressing and toss again. 
6. Serve on plates sprinkled with the second quarter cup of taco chips (lightly crumbled using your hands)