Cheez it Crunch Salad
I love a salad that you can make and keep in the refrigerator for meals all week long. This cheez it crunch salad is the perfect salad for that! Just add the cheez its as you eat the salad. The veggies are crunchy and hold up in the dressing, day after day.
Why you’ll love these cheez it crisps on your salad
- This is full of crunchy veggies! This salad is super hearty, enough to act as a full meal.
- The dressing, omg the dressing! It’s packed with flavor and this recipe makes extra. Trust me, you will want extra.
- Cheez its on this salad takes the crunch to the next level! Who doesn’t love some crunch on an already crunchy salad?
Here’s what you’ll need to make it
- Food processor – A blender will also work!
- Knife
- Cutting board
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Ingredients & substitutions
SALAD
- diced onion
- avocado
- cherry tomato
- corn
- parsley
- mini sweet peppers
- cheez-its
DRESSING
- 1/4 cup fresh dill
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley
- 1/4 cup fresh basil
- 2 cloves garlic
- 3 green onions
- 2 tbsp cilantro
- 1 lemon juiced
- 1/2 cup goat cheese
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 2 tsp honey
- 1 tsp salt
- pinch of pepper
How to make this cheez it salad
Step 1. To a food processor, add all of your dressing ingredients and blend until smooth.
Step 2. Chop all veggies into bite sized pieces.
Step 3. Add all veggies and cheez-its to a bowl, pour desired amount of dressing over the top and toss together. If you aren’t serving the entire bowl in one sitting, keep the cheez-its on the side to they stay crunch when you enjoy the salad.
Cheez it facts
Cheez-It® was first launched in 1921, rightfully named Cheez-It® because they are made with 100% real cheese! What kind of cheese are Cheez-It® crackers made of? All Cheez-It® crackers use cheese made with skim milk, except White Cheddar Cheez-It® crackers which use White Cheddar cheese made with full-fat milk.
The original Cheez-It was the only product available until the 1980s; since then, have been over 50 different varieties of Cheez-It flavors and products, including: Buffalo Wing. Cheddar Jack. Cheez-It Big (a larger cracker more suitable for garnishing or dipping)
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Cheez-it Crunch Salad
Equipment
- 1 food processor
- 1 Knife
- 1 Cutting board
Ingredients
Salad
- diced onion
- avocado
- cherry tomato
- corn
- parsley
- mini sweet peppers
- cheez-its
Dressing
- 1/4 cup fresh dill
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley
- 1/4 cup fresh basil
- 2 cloves garlic
- 3 green onions
- 2 tbsp cilantro
- 1 lemon juiced
- 1/2 cup goat cheese
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 2 tsp honey
- 1 tsp salt
- pinch of pepper
Instructions
- To a food processor, add all of your dressing ingredients and blend until smooth.
- Chop all veggies into bite sized pieces.
- Add all veggies and cheez-its to a bowl, pour desired amount of dressing over the top and toss together. If you aren’t serving the entire bowl in one sitting, keep the cheez-its on the side to they stay crunch when you enjoy the salad.
