Guacamole Salad
This Mexican-inspired Guacamole Salad is heart-healthy, gluten-free and vegetarian. It's both colorful and delicious!
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 1 pint grape tomatoes halved
- 1 yellow bell pepper seeded and 1/2-inch diced
- 1 15-ounce can black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1/2 cup small diced red onion
- 2 tablespoons minced jalapeno peppers seeded (2 peppers)
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated lime zest
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice 2 limes
- 1/4 cup good olive oil
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
- 2 ripe Hass avocados seeded, peeled, and 1/2-inch diced
Instructions
- Place the tomatoes, yellow pepper, black beans, red onion, jalapeno peppers, and lime zest in a large bowl.
- Whisk together the lime juice, olive oil, salt, black pepper, garlic, and cayenne pepper and pour over the vegetables. Toss well.
- Just before you're ready to serve the salad, gently fold the avocados into the salad. Check the seasoning and serve at room temperature.