You will love this taco salad whole 30 style!
I am excited to share with you a delicious taco salad recipe that I put together while attempting whole30. Although I usually don’t like “diets” of any kind, I recently decided to participate in thirty days of the whole30 program with some friends. Â I didn’t make it through the whole 30 days but this salad became a go-to whole30 recipe that I have continued to make even while off the diet.
This salad is relatively quick to make, fresh, and delicious. If you are not doing whole30, I still recommend this salad, just add in some of your fave cheese as well…. Feel free to make any additions that you want to this salad; it would be great with jalapeno, corn, red bell pepper, olives, etc.
Ingredients for Taco Salad Whole30
Ground Beef Pasture raised organic ground beef is best in this recipe.
Olive Oil use extra virgin!
Avocado should be ripe, but not overripe and browning.
Tomatoes any variety will do, but heirloom or vine-ripened are best!
Lime should be juicy. If you are out of limes, lemon can work as a substitute.
Onion, Garlic and Cilantro add extra flavor and nutrients to this dish!
Taco Salad Whole30 Compatible
Making this taco salad whole30 style is so simple! First, you will saute the onions and garlic in some olive oil. Next, you will add the ground beef and cook until fully browned and cook through. Set aside.
In serving bowl, add the prepared romaine lettuce, seasoned ground beef, chopped tomatoes, avocado and cilantro. Squeeze some fresh lime juice and a little olive over the top as your dressing and enjoy immediately! Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve with lime wedges on the side.

Taco Salad Whole30 Compatible
Healthy whole30 compatible taco salad with seasoned ground beef, romaine, tomatoes, avocado, red onion, and lime juice.
Ingredients
- 6 C romaine lettuce chopped
- 2 to matoes large diced
- 2 avocados cubed
- 1/4 red onion thinly diced
- 1 small bunch cilantro leaves
- 2 limes quartered
- olive oil
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 onion chopped
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 t cumin
- 1-2 t chili powder to taste
- 1/2 t coriander
- salt and pepper
Instructions
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Heat 1 T olive oil in skillet until bubbling and then saute onion for five minutes or until soft. Add minced garlic cloves, spices and 1 t salt and saute for another 30 seconds or until fragrant. Stir in the ground beef, breaking it up with wooden spoon until no longer pink, between 5-10 minutes. Set aside.
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Prepare salad by placing chopped romaine, diced tomatoes, cubed avocados, red onion and cilantro leaves in a serving bowl. drizzle lightly with olive oil.
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Pour the taco meat onto the salad, and generously squeeze quartered limes over the salad. Season with salt and pepper if needed.
Recipe Video
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Wow, does this sound delicious! We hardly eat salads anymore, since lettuce is so hard to find here–but this sure makes me crave one!
Thanks, Rachel. If lettuce is in short supply you could always wrap it up in a tortilla!
Looks healthy and yummy!
Thanks, Randi 🙂
I too, am not a diet fan. However this “style” of eating is right up my alley! Your taco salad is stunning and I’d actually love to dive right in! xo Nic
Glad you like this style of eating and hope you get a chance to try it out for yourself. Thanks, Nic!
This looks sooo good! Love the site as well!
Thanks, Kaitie!
This looks fantastic, perfect for the BBQ season! Great to celebrate with friends, love it!
Thanks, Florian. Celebrating with friends while eating good food is what life is all about 🙂
This looks delicious! I actually love naturally grain-free meals – more of the good stuff!
Thanks, Alisa! That’s awesome that you thrive on grain-free meals, I hope you enjoy this one!
This looks so yummy! Can not wait to add this to my list of things to make! Thank you for posting!
Thanks, Leanne. I hope you enjoy it!
This looks amazing! Adding cheese would definitely be a great addition 🙂 Pinning!
Thanks, Kayla! Cheese is never a bad addition, right?!
Pinned this amazing looking salad! I love taco salad but this one takes the cake! Thank you for sharing!! xx
Thanks, Ashleigh!
This is so weird but Pinterest won’t pin that image – stating that it’s too small. I want to save this for later because it looks so darn delicious!!
Sorry about the pinterest issue, I’ll try to resolve that! Thanks, Lauren.
Your blog is seriously just so cute. Love it!. Thanks for this great recipe.
Thanks for your kind words, Charlene!
I LOVE taco salad! Thanks for the recipe; I gotta add this to my rotation!
Me too Jaime! I hope you enjoy this one as much as the rest 🙂
I love taco salads of all kinds … this one looks so fresh and healthy!
Thanks, Ann. I also love taco salads… there are so many variations and all are delicious to me!
This looks so delicious and perfect for an outdoor picnic!
Thanks, Allison!
Looka yummy! I’ll be subbing the meat for me, but regardless, still looks great! Great for parties!
Thanks, Jeanette! I think black beans would make a great substitute for meat in this salad.
LOVE THIS! I might sub ground turkey. 🙂
Thanks Monique, I think ground turkey would be fab in this salad!
Yum, this looks fantastic, love the colours!
Thanks, Donna!
This looks perfect, yum!
Thanks, Becky!
Looks great! I’m interested in what the Whole30 is!
Thanks, Christina! Whole30 is a fascinating trend right now. It didn’t end up working out too well for me, but I have friends who have had great luck with it.
This sounds so great. Anything with the word taco in it, grabs my attention, immediately. I cannot wait to try this recipe! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you, Tiara. I feel the same way, we are major taco-lovers in our house!
We love taco salad! We are not following the Whole30 trend, but we love lean and tasty Mexican-inspired dishes!
I’m no longer following whole 30 either, but I’d still eat this dish any day too 🙂 Thanks, Cathy!
I agree, diets don’t work but making healthier choices do. Like this taco salad, it’s a perfect busy weeknight healthy supper!
Thanks, Gwen! Totally, I’m so much happier when I just make sensible food choices with the occasional splurge, than when I try to limit my food intake with a diet.
Love how simple this is! Plus, totally healthy and would work perfectly with ground turkey, too!
Ground turkey would be a welcome substitution! Thanks, Kacey!
I love the rainbow of colors and flavors in this salad. It is perfect for lunch today.
Thanks, Christie!
This salad looks so yummy and colorful. I am such a fan of taco salad and your recipe looks so healthy.
I love taco salad too. Thanks, Ali!
Lovely presentation for a classic! Great pics.
Thanks, Barrett!
Such a lovely recipe, well done…
Thank you, Florian!
This taco looks FANTASTIC!!! Best of luck for the 30 day diet!!! Let us know the results!
Thanks, Levan!
Hey, this looks so good. How many should this serve for lunch?
Thank you, Amy! It serves 2-4 people depending on how hungry everyone is. Enjoy!
This salad was soo flavorful and refreshing! Yumm! I will definitely be making this again! Thanks for sharing such wonderful recipe! 😊
Thank you, Mayra! I’m glad you enjoyed it and appreciate your positive feedback!
Just tried this recipe & the flavoring of the beef was very good! Thanks!
So glad you liked it, thanks for commenting and letting me know!
This recipe is a great dinner option! I also love how colorful your page is!
Thanks so much for your kind words Haley!
I need this salad right now! I’m back on Whole30!
Good luck on Whole30 Cynthia, you’ve got this!
Wow, a composed taco salad! That’s beautiful. Love those large chunks of tomato and lime wedges!
Thanks Catherine, fresh squeezed lime is the dressing for this taco and it is delicious!
Yay Taco Salad! #TacoTuesday never looked so good! i’m going to make this dish this week … can’t wait!
I hope you enjoy it Noel, thank you for commenting!
Taco salad is then best! I love all of the ingredients in this one!
Thank you Kim!
This salad looks SO tasty! And certainly a salad that will fill me up — with delicious flavors!
Thank you Valentina!
Now this is my kind of salad. It looks sooo delicious. Trying it for sure.
I hope you enjoy it, Deepika!
This sounds incredibly delicious and perfect switch to Taco Tuesday! I can’t wait to make this next week.
It’s perfect for taco Tuesday! Enjoy, Jacque!
This salad looks so dang tasty and full of flavor! I’ll definitely be incorporating this into our meal rotation!
We make it a ton and it is delicious! Enjoy, Gita!
Definitely going on my list of salads – and I love that it’s Whole30 compliant!
Thanks Jen!
Delicious! My kids claimed that they will eat their salad if it’s always like this. 🙂
That makes me happy to hear, Anita! Thanks for sharing!