Instructions

  1. In a medium saucepan, saute onion and garlic in the olive oil until lightly browned.
  2. Add turkey and brown slightly; then add unsweetened cocoa powder, chili powder, oregano, cumin and salt.
  3. Cook together, stirring often, until turkey is well-browned and thoroughly cooked.
  4. In the meantime, whisk together the dressing ingredients: buttermilk, mayonnaise, honey, chili powder, garlic salt, salt and hot sauce.
  5. To assemble salad, divide mixed salad greens on two dinner plates.
  6. Compose salads with half each of the warm Tex-Mex turkey, black beans, yellow summer squash, tomato and green onion.
  7. Drizzle each salad with the Honey-Buttermilk Ranch dressing and top with shredded Monterey Jack cheese.