The Best Chicken Taco Salad

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Jenni Galactic

subheading: For the chicken:

2 teaspoons olive oil

1 small onion, diced

2 cloves garlic, chopped

1 pound ground chicken

2 tablespoons taco seasoning

subheading: For the salad:

3 heads baby romaine lettuce, thinly shredded

1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved or quartered

½ cup grated cheddar cheese (or sub cojita)

2 ears of corn, shucked and corn kernels sliced off the cob

2 ripe avocados, pitted, peeled and diced

3 scallions, sliced

Fresh cilantro leaves

A few tablespoons chopped or sliced red onion

1 cup canned black beans, rinsed and drained

subheading: For the cilantro vinaigrette*:

1 shallot, roughly chopped

1 cup tightly packed fresh cilantro leaves (stems removed)

1 clove garlic

½ teaspoon red pepper flakes

¼ cup olive oil

1 tablespoon red wine vinegar

½ teaspoon kosher salt, plus more as needed

Freshly cracked black pepper

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