guacamole salad

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Guacamole Salad

Check the seasoning and serve at room temperature.

Ingredients

  1. 1 pint grape tomatoes, halved
  2. 1 yellow bell pepper, seeded and 1/2-inch diced
  3. 1 (15-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
  4. 1/2 cup small diced red onion
  5. 2 tablespoons minced jalapeno peppers, seeded (2 peppers)
  6. 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated lime zest
  7. 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice (2 limes)
  8. 1/4 cup good olive oil
  9. 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  10. 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  11. 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
  12. 1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
  13. 2 ripe hass avocados, seeded, peeled, and 1/2-inch diced

Directions

  1. 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.
  2. Just before you're ready to serve the salad, fold the avocados into the salad. Check the seasoning and serve at room temperature.