Name: Southwest Avocado Salad Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 0
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 ripe avocados; 1 grilled or 1 cup frozen corn corn cob; 1 medium diced, red or orange bell pepper; 1 cup rinsed and drained black beans; ½ cup or cherry tomatoes, diced tomatoes; ¼ cup cilantro; 1 seeded and diced Jalapeno; ¼ cup diced red onion; ¼ cup or feta cheese cotija cheese; ½ cup optional crispy tortilla strips; Dressing:; 2 tbsp divided use fresh lime juice; ¼ tsp chili powder; ¼ tsp cumin; 2 tbsp olive oil; to taste Salt & Pepper

How To Make Southwest Avocado Salad

This avocado salad recipe is filled with black beans, corn, and bell peppers too. You won’t easily find another dish that’s as healthy and colorful as this!

Preparation: 20 minutes

Cooking:

Total: 20 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

2avocadosripe
1corn cobgrilled or 1 cup frozen corn
1mediumbell pepperdiced, red or orange
1cupblack beansrinsed and drained
½cuptomatoesor cherry tomatoes, diced
¼cupcilantro
1jalapenoseeded and diced
¼cupred oniondiced
¼cupCotija cheeseor feta cheese
½cupcrispy tortilla stripsoptional

Dressing:

2tbspfresh lime juicedivided use
¼tspchili powder
¼tspcumin
2tbspolive oil
salt & pepperto taste

Instructions

To make the dressing, combine 1 tablespoon lime juice with olive oil, chili powder, and cumin. Add salt & pepper to taste.
Cut avocados in half, remove the pit, and dice. Toss with 2 teaspoons of the remaining lime juice.
Place remaining ingredients in a bowl except for the cheese and tortilla strips. Drizzle with dressing and toss.
Top with cheese & tortilla strips before serving

Nutrition

Calories: 493.22kcal
Fat: 26.65g
Saturated Fat: 4.88g
Trans Fat: 0.01g
Monounsaturated Fat: 16.25g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.79g
Carbohydrates: 53.44g
Fiber: 16.36g
Sugar: 5.84g
Protein: 16.02g
Cholesterol: 7.50mg
Sodium: 621.19mg
Calcium: 150.58mg
Potassium: 1450.57mg
Iron: 3.61mg
Vitamin A: 89.64µg
Vitamin C: 59.81mg

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