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Mexican salad

This Mexican-inspired salad combines red kidney beans with avocado, chopped onions and tomatoes. It is dressed with olive oil, lime and a touch of Tabasco heat.

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Last modified on: October 9^th 2019

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For 2 people, you will need:

1 125 g tinned red kidney beans
2 ½ avocado
3 ½ onion
4 150 g tomato
5 parsley
6 2 tablespoons lime juice
7 2 tablespoons olive oil
8 ½ teaspoon Tabasco
9 salt
10 pepper
Total weight: 525 grams

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28 min.	28 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Rinse and drain the 125 g tinned red kidney beans and dry in a tea towel.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Prepare ½ avocado, cut into small peieces and drizzle a little lime juice over.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Put the avocado into a salad bowl with the prepared and finely chopped ½ onion.

Stage 4 - 7 min.

Prepare 150 g tomatoes and chop into small pieces..

Stage 5 - 1 min.

Add the red beans and tomatoes to the bowl...

Stage 6 - 1 min.

...and add the chopped parsley.

Stage 7 - 3 min.

Prepare the dressing by mixing 2 tablespoons lime juice, 2 tablespoons olive oil, ½ teaspoon Tabasco sauce, salt and pepper.

Stage 8 - 1 min.

Pour the dressing into the bowl and mix well.

Your Mexican salad is ready.

Remarks

Give the dressing more of a distinctive flavour by adding a little lime zest.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
759 Kcal or 3,178 Kj	31 gr	87 gr	32 gr
38 %	12 %	8 %	5 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
145 Kcal or 607 Kj	6 gr	17 gr	6 gr
7 %	2 %	2 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
379 Kcal or 1,587 Kj	16 gr	43 gr	16 gr
19 %	6 %	4 %	2 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 2 people : 1.58 €
Per person : 0.79 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Tomato: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Preserved tomatoes, Green beans with tomatoes, How to peel tomatoes using a flame, Tahitian salad, Eggs in tomato shells, ... All
	Tinned red kidney beans: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Express chilli con carne, Chicano burger, Pumpkin and red-bean tortillas, Enchiladas, Cauliflower, red bean and avocado salad, ... All
	Lime juice: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Mojito peaches, Mexican tart, Langoustine sabayon tart, Thai-style Chicken with Cashew Nuts, Thin tomato jelly and avocado tart, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Eggs Comtoise, Breton leek and mushroom tart, Cubed salad, Sautéed turmeric chicken with mushrooms, "Oeufs rabattus" with leeks, ... All

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