Easy Mexican Food Favorites (Slide 15)

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Beef & Potato Salad with Smoky Chipotle

In central Mexico, this salad is a standard—served as an appetizer, main dish or taco filling. Serve it with lime wedges, warm tortillas or tortilla chips. (Recipe from Fiesta at Rick’s by Rick Bayless; W.W. Norton and Company, July 2010.)

Recipe: Beef & Potato Salad with Smoky Chipotle

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