Menu Planning has always given me motivation to cook good meals for my family, even when I don’t feel like it or I may not have the energy by the time I get home from the office. Monday night I plan our meals to have a Mexican Theme. Knowing I have a meal plan in place, I always have momentum for my week once I have ingredients in the house to cook those meals. Making sure your pantry is stocked is a key ingredient to great menu planning. I made Honey BBQ Chicken Quesadillas and served them with a simple green salad and this tasty Mexican Salad Dressing. It was a great way to kick up the salad and very simple and quick to make.

Mexican Salad Dressing

Ingredients:

 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (2 lemons)

1/4 cup water

1/2 cup olive oil

1 small yellow onion

1/2 jalapeno pepper, seeded

2 sprigs parsley, fresh

2 cloves garlic

1  teaspoon fresh cilantro

1/2 teaspoon cumin

1 teaspoon taco seasoning

Pepper to taste

Directions:

Put all ingredients into your blender and blend until onion and jalapeno are chopped fine.

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