JICAMA, BLACK BEAN, AND MANGO SALAD WITH AVOCADO LIME DRESSING

Oh this salad was yummy!  It's packed with some of my favorite ingredients, and also very filling.  It was perfect as a meal on it's own. but you can certainly you can serve it as a side dish or appetizer as well. 

So many people stir away from eating avocados because they are high in fat and calories, but it is a huge mistake!  Avocado's fat is the 'good fat', the kind that our body needs. Plus it's a very alkaline food filled with so many nutrients. Of course, that doesn't mean you should have 5 a day, but a little bit here and there is definitely good for you. So please do not shy away from them. 

I left my dressing chunky as I like to eat pieces of avocados in my food, but if you would like a creamier version, just blend it longer. All I did was a few pulses in the blender to achieve the chunky version.
It really a matter of personal preference. 

JICAMA, BLACK BEAN, AND MANGO SALAD WITH AVOCADO LIME DRESSING

Ingredients:

For the salad:

3 cups of cooked black beans (about 1 1/3 cups of dried beans. Click here to learn how to cook beans)
1/4 cup red onion, chopped
1 mango, pitted and skin removed, diced
1 1/2s cup of jicama, diced into 1/2 inch cubes
1 jalapeno, seeded and copped very small
1/4 cup of cilantro, chopped
Sea salt and pepper to taste

For the chunky avocado dressing:

2 avocados, pitted and skin removed
1/3 cup of fresh squeeze lime juice
2 tablespoons of agave nectar
1 garlic clove, chopped
1 teaspoon of cumin powder
Sea salt and pepper to taste

Preparation:

Put all of the salad ingredients in a bowl.
In a blender put all of the dressing ingredients together and pulse a few timse if you would like it chunky, or blend until smooth if you prefer the dressing creamier.
Add the dressing to the salad, and mix until well combined.
Serve on it's own, or on a bed of lettuce.

Enjoy!

This will make 4 servings