Name: Southwestern Salad Bowl
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 avocado (pitted, peeled); 2 garlic cloves; ¼ cup fresh cilantro leaves; ¼ cup mayonnaise; 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice; ⅓ cup water; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper (to taste); ¾ cup quinoa (cooked according to package directions (2 cups cooked)); 1½ cups corn kernels from about 4 ears of corn; 1 cup black beans (rinsed and drained); 2 tomatoes (chopped); Avocado Ranch Dressing; Spicy Sweet Potatoes (optional)

Southwestern Salad Bowl

This salad is packed with colorful veggies and southwest flavor. Makes a light, refreshing dinner on a hot summer night or any other time of year.

You can dress up this salad more by using grilled corn.

If you want to make it more substantial add our Spicy Sweet Potatoes.

Southwestern Salad Bowl

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

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Servings

Ingredients

1 avocado pitted, peeled
2 garlic cloves
¼ cup fresh cilantro leaves
¼ cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
⅓ cup water
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
¾ cup quinoa cooked according to package directions (2 cups cooked)
1½ cups corn kernels from about 4 ears of corn
1 cup black beans rinsed and drained
2 tomatoes chopped
Avocado Ranch Dressing
Spicy Sweet Potatoes optional

Instructions

Add avocado, garlic, cilantro, mayonnaise, lime juice, water, salt, and pepper to a blender and puree until smooth.
Layer quinoa, corn, beans and tomatoes in a bowl.
Recipe published in JOY of KOSHER with Jamie Geller magazine, Summer 2016. Subscribe Now.