Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Guacamole Salad

Adapted from "Barefoot Contessa at Home" by Ina Garten


For 2 dinner portions


Grape heirloom tomatoes, halved - 225 g
Orange pepper, seeded and 1-cm diced - 1/2
Canned black beans, rinsed and drained - 220g/ half a can
Red onion, diced - 1/4 of a medium onion
Small red chilli peppers, seeded and minced - 3
Cillantro, roughly chopped - 3-4 tablespoons
Lemon zest - half a lemon
Lemon juice - 1 lemon or less to taste
Olive oil - 2-3 tablespoons
Salt, pepper to taste
Avocado, seeded and 1.5-cmdiced - 2


- Place the tomatoes, orange pepper, beans, red onion, chillies, cillantro, and lemon zest into a large bowl.
- Whisk together the lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper and pour over the vegetables. Toss well.
- Just before serving, fold the avocados into the salad.


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