Easy Recipe for Guacamole Salad
Guacamole is a great way to enjoy some fresh heart healthy avocados. However, most people end up dipping tortilla chips into that guac adding lots of extra calories! The next time you have a craving for that creamy dip, try whipping up this recipe for guacamole salad instead. It's packed with flavor without all the added fat and calories!
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What Do I Need to Make Guacamole Salad?
Making a guacamole salad is as easy as prepping and mixing a handful of ingredients. To make your own salad at home, you will need:
- Grape tomatoes, cut in half
- Yellow bell pepper, seeded and diced
- Canned black beans, rinsed and drained
- Red onion, finely diced
- Jalapeno peppers, seeded and diced
- Avocados, diced
In addition to blending vegetables to make a salad, you will also need a delicious dressing to serve over the top. To make a quick and easy dressing for your salad, you will need:
- The juice of one lime
- Olive oil
- Salt
- Minced garlic
How Do I Make a Guacamole Salad?
The most difficult part about this simple recipe is the prep work! After preparing all your vegetables, simply blend them together and enjoy. Here is how to make a guacamole salad:
Step One: Prepare the Ingredients
Before you can put your salad together, you will need to take a few minutes to prepare all your ingredients. Start by cutting each of your grape tomatoes in half. Then, seed and dice your yellow bell peppers and jalapeños. After that, dice your red onion. Then, place your canned black beans in a strainer. Run cold water over the top of the beans until it runs clean, then allow the beans to rest in the strainer for a few minutes to drain.
To make the salad, you will also need to dice your avocado. But since fresh avocado browns quickly, it's a good idea to wait to dice this ingredient until you're ready to serve your salad.
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Step Two: Prepare the dressing
After all your salad ingredients are prepared, start making your dressing by combining the lime juice, olive oil, salt and minced garlic in a bowl or jar. Whisk to combine all the ingredients, then set the dressing aside.
Step Three: Combine the ingredients
Now that your individual ingredients are ready to go, you can start putting them all together. Combine the grape tomatoes, yellow bell pepper, black beans, red onion, and jalapeños in a large bowl. Stir until all the ingredients are combined, then pour the prepared dressing over the top of the salad. Toss to combine all the ingredients.
Just before you are ready to serve your salad, dice the avocado and add it to the bowl. Carefully stir to fold in the avocado, serve and enjoy.
Guacamole Salad Recipe Tips and Tricks
With all the flavor of guacamole, this delicious salad is much easier to make than the traditional Mexican dip. Try these simple tips and tricks to ensure your recipe tastes amazing.
- Create a creamier salad by stirring more: The more you stir your salad, the creamier it will become. That's because the avocados will mash as you stir the ingredients together, creating a creamy coating over all the other ingredients.
- Store in an air tight container: Fresh avocado begins to brown when air hits it. To keep your avocado from browning, this salad should be stored in an airtight container. Place leftovers in the refrigerator and enjoy them within four days.
Pro Tip: Before storing the guacamole salad, add lime juice to the top and do not stir. Lime juice will help to prevent the avocado from browning. When ready to serve again, simply stir the lime juice into the salad.
How to Serve Avocado Salad
This delicious recipe is so versatile, which means there are a variety of ways you can serve it! You can enjoy it as-is or try one of these fun ideas the next time you whip up this easy salad.
- As a dip with chips: Turn this salad into a snack or appetizer by serving it as a dip with some tortilla chips or veggie slices.
- Over greens: Add more veggies to your salad by serving this as a flavorful topping for lettuce and other greens, like spinach or kale.
- As a taco garnish: Dress up plain chicken tacos with the help of this guacamole salad. Top your tacos with this veggie mixture instead of lettuce for a delicious dinner.
How Do You Dice an Avocado?
With its thick peel and large pit, cutting an avocado can be a difficult task if you're not sure where to start. But dicing an avocado is actually pretty simple when you know the right technique. Follow these steps to quickly dice the avocado for your salad:
- Cut through the avocado and around the pit: Slide a large knife down the top of the avocado until it meets the pit. After that, simply turn the avocado around on the knife, keeping the knife in contact with the pit. When you have a slice all around the avocado, remove the knife and pull the two halves apart.
- Remove the pit: One half of the avocado will still have the pit inside. The easiest way to remove it is to press the knife into the pit and pull.
- Cut into quarters: Cut each half of the avocado in half vertically to create four quarters. Peel the skin off each quarter and dice each slice into bite-sized pieces.
Easy Guacamole Salad Recipe
Ingredients
For the salad:
- 1 pint grape tomatoes halved
- 1 yellow bell pepper seeded and diced
- 15 ounce can black beans, rinsed and drained
- ½ cup red onion diced fine
- 2 jalapeno peppers seeded and diced fine
- 2 avocados diced
Instructions
- First prepare the dressing by combining the lime juice, olive oil, salt and garlic in a small bowl or add to a Mason jar and shake until emulsified.
- In a large bowl, combine the grape tomatoes, yellow bell pepper, black beans, red onion and jalapeños. (Everything EXCEPT Avocado)
- Pour dressing over salad and toss gently to combine.
- Fold in avocado right before serving and enjoy!
