Tortilla salad is a part of Tex-Mex cuisine. Toasted or fried tortilla chipps are used in tortilla salad. Other ingredients may be lettuce, baby tomatoes, refried beans, mayonnaise, ground meat, chili sauce, onion and garlic powder seasoning and cheddar cheese. Tortilla salad can be served as a great side dish or as a complete meal. Some good tortilla salad recipes are chicken taco salad, Mexican chicken pasta taco salad and hot pepper garlic taco salad.