Chipotle Lime Carnitas Salad (2024)

This is the mother of all salads and could even pass as a healthier Burrito Bowl. Grilled peppers (capsicum) and poblano pepper (ancho chile) slices, avocado slices, grilledcorn, leftoverCrispy Pulled Pork(or you can use shredded chicken), low carbCilantro Lime Rice, and extra lime juice over the top. All drizzled withan incredible Chipotle Lime Dressing. Ladies and Gentlemen —Chipotle Lime Carnitas Salad!

As usual, when I think of a salad, I don’t think of rabbit food. Rabbit food? Example: 4 small, poor looking lettuce leaves with 2 strands of grated carrot and a tear in my eye because I can’t do it. I think of salad as a meal.Or rather, I transfer them into a meal.

I had some leftovers fromthe Crispy Slow Cooker Carnitasover the weekend….and a salad is all I could think of. It could be because I’m melting in the Melbourne heat-wave right now. Or maybe itwas time for a beast of a saladto be posted on Cafe Delites. It’s been a while. We’vemissed them. Plus, I promised you all a low carb meal with the Carnitas instead of tacos’ and burritos. So, here we are.

Normally sticking to chicken salads (okay, so I’m going to list them here to save you from jumping around on my site):

1/Grilled Chilli Lime Chicken Fajita Salad

2/ Balsamic Chicken Salad With Lemon Quinoa

3/ Skinny Chicken And Avocado Caesar Salad

4/ Thai Chicken Meatball Salad

5/ Pomegranate Cobb Salad

6/ Blackened Shrimp, Asparagus and Avocado Salad

7/Salmon and Avocado Caesar Salad

8/ Grilled Balsamic Chicken and Avocado Bruschetta Salad

Plus others, but I broke into a sweat and figured 12 is enough information for all of us to handle right about now.

Anyway,it was time for some pork on ourfork in a salad.In this Chipotle Lime Carnitas Salad, I decided to breakout some fresh corn cobs and toast the kernels to crispy, toasty, popcorn smelling incredible-ness.

Yes, I’m going to admit that I really thought they would turn into popcorn. I mean, I was waiting for it. And when a couple of kernels started popping out of the pan, I jumped with them. No popcorn happened, but the popping was enough to scare the bejeezus out of me. If you’ve never done this before: do it.

Then I used some Chipotle Peppers in Adobo my mother presented me with. Becoming a blogger has becomeone of the craziest blessings I’ve had to deal with. Because whenever anyone goes anywhere and finds something they think I could use — or love —they’ll bring it over and we’ll have a big celebration.In comessmokey/spicy/tangy/withahintofsweet dressing.

Made some pretend rice (also known as Cilantro Lime “Rice”)…which you can leave out if you wish OR replace with rice!

Prepared my salad…and proceeded to pour the dressingover this salad like no ones bi’ness.

In fact, I’m sitting here, still eating it. Jealous? Don’t be. ?

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