Avocado & Bean Salad
Serves: 4-6
Difficulty level: Easy
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 0 mins
INGREDIENTS
1 capsicum
2 stalks celery
1/2 cucumber
1 carrot
1 large avocado
1/2 cucumber
1 carrot
1 large avocado
1 × 400g tin butter beans
1 large firm tomato
black olives
Dressing/Sauce:
3 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
salt, to taste
freshly ground black pepper
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
salt, to taste
freshly ground black pepper
DIRECTIONS
1) Thinly slice the red capsicum, celery, and cucumber. Grate the carrot and mix together.
2) For the dressing, mix the oil, lemon juice and seasonings together. Set aside.
2) For the dressing, mix the oil, lemon juice and seasonings together. Set aside.
3) Dice the avocado and add it and the beans to the vegetable mixture.
4) Pour the dressing over and mix thoroughly.
5) Decorate with sliced tomatoes and sliced olives.
This recipe appears in the NZ Vegetarian Society's Home Tried Favourites cookbook. www.vegetarian.org.nz