GUACAMOLE SALAD

Guacamole Salad: Ina Garten

I love salads. I hate boring salads.

One of my favorites is a Barefoot Contessa recipe which is great as a side to quesadillas (as we had for dinner tonight), on top of tacos, on top of chopped romaine lettuce, or as a dip for chips. The ingredients are of course always available, but tomatoes and avocados get particularly delish this time of year. Try it sometime, it's super easy to throw together and oh so fresh and tasty!

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

Directions

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 serve the salad, fold the avocados in. Check the seasoning and serve immediately.

Bon Appétit!