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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 4 people, you will need:

1 250 g tinned red kidney beans
2 1 avocado
3 1 onion
4 300 g tomato
5 parsley
6 3 tablespoons lime juice
7 3 tablespoons olive oil
8 1 teaspoon Tabasco
9 salt
10 pepper
Total weight: 1,020 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

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28 min.	28 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Rinse and drain the 250 g tinned red kidney beans and dry in a tea towel.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Prepare 1 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 1 onion.

Stage 4 - 7 min.

Prepare 300 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 3 tablespoons lime juice, 3 tablespoons olive oil, 1 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
1,377 Kcal or 5,765 Kj	62 gr	173 gr	49 gr
69 %	24 %	16 %	7 %

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 4 people : 3.00 €
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: Small ratatouille with , Fine multi-tomato tart, Kalamata Salad, Cheese and tomato tart, Cauliflower tabouleh, ... All
	Tinned red kidney beans: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Mexican tart, Cauliflower, red bean and avocado salad, Pumpkin and red-bean tortillas, Chicano burger, Express chilli con carne, ... All
	Lime juice: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Avocado mayonnaise, Mojito peaches, Fried cheese toasties with avocado, Lime meringue tart, Thai-style Chicken with Cashew Nuts, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Croque-monsieur potatoes, Cretan salad, Veal Marengo, Spicy mustard cauliflower cheese, Quick chicken curry, ... All

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