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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 8 people, you will need:

1 2 cups + 2 tablespoons tinned red kidney beans
2 2 avocados
3 2 onions
4 2 ²⁄₃ cups tomato
5 parsley
6 6 tablespoons lime juice
7 6 tablespoons olive oil
8 2 teaspoons Tabasco
9 salt
10 pepper

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28 min.	28 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Rinse and drain the 2 cups + 2 tablespoons tinned red kidney beans and dry in a tea towel.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Prepare 2 avocados, 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 2 onions.

Stage 4 - 7 min.

Prepare 2 ²⁄₃ cups 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 6 tablespoons lime juice, 6 tablespoons olive oil, 2 teaspoons 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
2,754 Kcal or 11,530 Kj	124 gr	345 gr	98 gr
138 %	48 %	33 %	15 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
135 Kcal or 565 Kj	6 gr	17 gr	5 gr
7 %	2 %	2 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
344 Kcal or 1,440 Kj	16 gr	43 gr	12 gr
17 %	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 8 people : 6.00 €
Per person : 0.75 €

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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: Tahitian salad, Mixed salad stack, How to prepare tomatoes, Lebanese Tabbouleh, Vegetable pie, ... All
	Tinned red kidney beans: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Express chilli con carne, Chicano burger, Cauliflower, red bean and avocado salad, African style chicken, Pumpkin and red-bean tortillas, ... All
	Lime juice: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Langoustine sabayon tart, Cocktails, Fried cheese toasties with avocado, Mexican tart, Mojito peaches, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Turban of sole with langoustines, Pork escalope with mushrooms and sage cream, Pumpkin and red-bean tortillas, White bean gratin "à l'italienne", Endive gratin with cancoillotte, ... All

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