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Avocado Black Bean Salad

When I first developed this recipe for a local grocery store, I called it Avocado Salad and added at least four avocados. In fiquiring the costing per serving for Sweets and Eats, I discovered it wasn’t affordable. So I added less avocados and kept the taste the same. It is great to serve as a meal by itself, on a salad plate or as a side for a Mexican meal. I love this salad just as my clients did. It has a lot of versatility; as you can see I used yellow tomatoes instead of red and I used green bell pepper right from the garden. If there is something you don’t like, leave it out. Make it yours- it’s one of those recipes. Enjoy!

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Avocado Black Bean Salad

Add two or more avocados- it makes the recipe!
Course Salad
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword avocado, black beans, cilantro, whole kernel corn
Total Time 30 minutes

Equipment

  • knife
  • cutting board

Ingredients

  • 1 pint cherry tomatoes halved
  • 1 yellow bell pepper seeded and 1/2 inch diced
  • 1/2 cup red onion chopped
  • 1 jalapeno pepper seeded and minced
  • 1 -15 ounce can black beans drained and rinsed
  • 1 -15 ounce can whole kernel corn drained
  • fresh juice of 2 limes
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 clove garlic peeled and minced
  • 1/4 cup fresh cilantro chopped
  • 2 avocados peeled, seeded and diced

Instructions

  • PLace tomatoes, pepper, onion, jalapeno pepper, black beans and corn in a large bowl.
  • Mix together the lime juice, olive oil, salt, pepper and garlic. Pour over vegetables and toss well.
  • Just before serving, fold in the avocados and cilantro. Can be served at room temperature or chilled.

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    Avocado Encharritas

    Serving the production staff of Food Network…. It is always a challenge to add a vegetarian option to a meal and make it go with the rest of the sides. We offered this entree along with our Layered Chicken Enchiladas, Mexican Rice and Avocado Black Bean Salad.

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    Avocado Encharritas

    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Mexican
    Keyword avocado, burrito
    Servings 4
    Author stevens1951

    Equipment

    • skillet
    • rubber basting brush

    Ingredients

    • 1/2 cup clarified butter total
    • 4 large flour tortillas
    • 1 yellow onion sliced thin
    • 1 red pepper cut in strips
    • 1 green pepper cut in strip
    • 2 avocados remove skin and slice
    • 1 cup mozzarella cheese shredded
    • salt
    • pepper
    • sour cream
    • salsa

    Instructions

    • Prep ingredients. Melt one stick of butter in the microwave. Let sit for a few minutes as clarified butter rises to the top and the milk solids and whey settle to the bottom. Spoon the clarifed butter into another container. Cut up vegetables. Preheat oven to 350 F.
    • Brush both sides of the tortillas with clarified butter. Add 2 tablespoons of clarified butter to a saute pan and heat on medium. Add onion and peppers to the pan and saute until tender crisp. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
    • Divide cooked vegetables evenly onto tortillas. Top with sliced avocado and mozzarella cheese. Roll as burrito leaving one end open.
    • Place on baking sheet and place in oven. Bake until starting to brown and cheese is melted.
    • Remove from oven and top with sour cream and your favorite salsa. Enjoy!

    Notes

    Try my recipe for Restaurant Salsa . 

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