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Black Bean, Corn, Avocado & Hominy Salad

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I LOVE avocados!  I seriously do!  I have been buying at least 2 each week, but lately I have found myself grabbing a bag of them because I have found so many great uses for them.  I use them to create a super creamy and healthy smoothie, and I also love to use them simply sliced on toast, then topped with sliced tomatoes and a couple leaves of basil.
At our most recent family get-together, my sister-in-law brought a great recipe of Black Beans, Hominy, & Corn.  I loved it so much and could have stood there and eaten the whole bowl.  I thought about the recipe and the only way it could possibly be made better was to add some avocado to it.  That is what I did, and it turned out SO GOOD.

Black Bean, Corn, Avocado & Hominy Salad
2 cans black beans, drained and rinsed
2 cans corn, drained and rinsed
1 can hominy, drained and rinsed
1 avocado, chopped
1/4 cup chopped cilantro (or to taste)
1 red pepper, chopped
1/4 of a large red onion, chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 teaspoons cumin
1/4-1/2 cup red wine vinegar, to taste
Juice of 1 lime
salt and pepper, to taste
Mix all together.  Tastes best if you let the flavors mingle in the refrigerator for a couple of hours.  Serve as a salad or with tortilla chips.

I recently added a recipe to the “Guac-Off” Contest that is happening at the “I love avocados on Facebook” page.  I am waiting to hear the results, but I sure wish I had the above recipe at the time of the contest.  I think it just might have won it.  Yes, it is THAT good.
 I have had fun exploring the Avocados From Mexico facebook page, it has free avocado screensavers, wallpaper, virtual gifts for friends and even ringtones.  I downloaded the instrumental ringtone and my girls think is is so funny to see me break out in my Mexican Avocado dance when it goes off!
You can connect with Avocados from Mexico on Twitter, at Twitter@guacgrl.  Avocado lovers are using the hashtag #iloveavocados, and you can too, if you decide to tweet your love of avocados!

 What is your favorite way to use an avocado?
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  • Queenie
    February 5, 2012 at 10:08 pm

    I tried making this–delicious! (I used 3 avocados. . .) It’s perfect for a Super Bowl party (remember, we’re looking for veggies!) plus most of the ingredients are on sale due to the Big Game.

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    February 1, 2012 at 6:36 pm

    Yummy! I never seem to go for black beans. I’ll have to rectify this.

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