Guacamole Salad

This is such an ingenious recipe – it’s essentially guacamole without the mashing – plus a few other goodies added in.   You can serve this as a side dish – but you could also grab a bag of tortilla chips and eat just this for lunch or dinner.  

And just look at how colorful it is! 

Something this colorful has to be good for you too!  :) 

Ingredients

• 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved (or 1-2 whole tomatoes, diced)
• 1 red or yellow (or purple!) bell pepper, seeded and diced
• 1 (15-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1/2 cup red onion, diced
• 1 minced jalapeno pepper, ribs and seeds removed
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated lime zest
• 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
• 1/4 fresh cilantro, chopped
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
• 2 ripe Hass avocados, seeded, peeled, and 1/2 inch dice

Directions

1. Combine the tomatoes, peppers, black beans, red onion, jalapeno, and lime zest in a large bowl.

2. Whisk together the lime juice, cilantro, olive oil, salt, black pepper, garlic, and cayenne pepper and pour over vegetables. Toss well.

3. Just before serving, fold the diced avocados.

Source: adapted from Pink Parsley Catering, originally from Ina Garten, Barefoot Contessa at Home

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