Recipe: Southwestern Salad with Avocado Dressing

This may be one of my favorite salads. You can also use the dressing as a substitute

for mayonnaise on a sandwich. I just recently used it on a BLT. This is a hardy salad.

I used cherry tomatoes & yellow peppers in this photo, but can vary this to your liking.

The same goes for the beans. Have fun with it.

Dressing:

1 avocado, diced

2 cloves garlic, chopped

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper, freshly ground

1/4 cup olive oil

1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves

1 lime, juiced or 2-3 Tbls of juice

Place in a blender and blend well.

Salad:

1 head of lettuce, torn in bite-sized pieces

1 cup bell peppers, diced

1/4 cup cilantro

15 oz black beans (canned) or cooked and cooled

1/2 cup red onion, diced

15 oz corn, canned & drained

1/4 cup green onion, sliced

3/4 cup tomatoes, diced or cherry tomatoes cut in half

In a large bowl combine all the ingredients.

Top with dressing, toss to coat and serve.

Serving size is about 2 cups, serves five.