Mexican salad

Yields1 Serving
 200 g cherry/rosa tomatoes - halved
 1 yellow bell pepper – seeded, diced into roughly 2x2cm cubes
 1 tin black beans - well rinsed and drained (1 x 410 g tin)
 ½ cup small diced red onion
 1 can of corn kernels (1 x 410 g tin)
 2 tbsp lemon juice
 2 tbsp olive oil
 5 ml salt
 ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
 ½ tsp minced garlic
 ¼ tsp ground cayenne pepper (if desired)
 2 avocados – ripe, peeled and medium diced
 fresh chilli – thinly sliced (if desired)
 ¼ cup fresh coriander
1

Prepare and cut tomatoes, yellow pepper, onion and avocado.

2

Whisk the lemon juice, olive oil, salt, black pepper, garlic, and cayenne pepper together in a large bowl.

3

Add the tomatoes, yellow pepper, black beans, corn and red onion to the dressing in the large bowl. Mix the vegetables well.

4

Just before you're ready to serve the salad, fold the avocados, chilli and coriander into the salad to not mush the avocado pieces too much.

5

Check the seasoning and serve at room temperature.

Ingredients

 200 g cherry/rosa tomatoes - halved
 1 yellow bell pepper – seeded, diced into roughly 2x2cm cubes
 1 tin black beans - well rinsed and drained (1 x 410 g tin)
 ½ cup small diced red onion
 1 can of corn kernels (1 x 410 g tin)
 2 tbsp lemon juice
 2 tbsp olive oil
 5 ml salt
 ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
 ½ tsp minced garlic
 ¼ tsp ground cayenne pepper (if desired)
 2 avocados – ripe, peeled and medium diced
 fresh chilli – thinly sliced (if desired)
 ¼ cup fresh coriander
Mexican salad
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