{"id":52670,"date":"2019-02-26T19:06:26","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T23:06:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.freshdirect.com\/?p=52670"},"modified":"2026-04-15T12:51:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T16:51:14","slug":"beefy-salad-shakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/beefy-salad-shakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Beefy Salad Shakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\nShake up your lunch routine. Mix your favorite salad ingredients with ground beef on top.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" class=\"wp-image-52672\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.freshdirect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Untitled-design54.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Untitled-design54.png 800w, https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Untitled-design54-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Untitled-design54-260x260.png 260w, https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Untitled-design54-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Untitled-design54-75x75.png 75w\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<strong>What You&#8217;ll Need<\/strong>\r\n1 pound ground beef (90% ground beef)\r\n2 tsp minced garlic\r\n1\/4 cup water\r\n2 tbsp chili powder\r\n2 tsp ground cumin\r\n1 package (10 to 12 ounces) iceberg or romaine salad mix (lettuce, red cabbage, carrots)\r\n1 cup diced tomato\r\n1\/2 cup canned black beans, rinsed, drained\r\n1\/2 cup frozen corn, defrosted, drained\r\n1\/2 cup shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese, (optional)\r\n1\/2 cup prepared reduced-fat or fat-free ranch dressing\r\n1\/4 to 1\/3 cup Crunchy Tortilla Strips (recipe follows) or crushed baked tortilla chips (optional)\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<strong>What To Do<\/strong>\r\nBrown beef with garlic in large nonstick skillet over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes, breaking beef up into 1\/2-inch crumbles. Pour off drippings, if necessary. Stir in water, chili powder and cumin; cook and stir 1 minute to blend flavors. Cool slightly.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nPlace salad mix, beef, tomato, beans, corn and cheese, if desired, in large bowl with lid. Top with dressing; close lid securely or cover bowl tightly with plastic wrap. Shake gently to combine. Top with tortilla strips, if desired.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<strong>Crunchy Tortilla Strips<\/strong>:\u00a0Cut 2 corn tortillas in half, then crosswise into 1\/4-inch-wide strips. Place strips in single layer on baking sheet. Spray tortilla strips lightly with nonstick cooking spray. Bake 4 to 8 minutes at 400\u00baF or until crisp.\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shake up your lunch routine. Mix your favorite salad ingredients with ground beef on top.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":69275,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2732],"tags":[2651,3150],"class_list":["post-52670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-recipes","tag-beef","tag-lean-beef"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/69275"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52670"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52670\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52681,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52670\/revisions\/52681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}