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Taco Salad with Black Beans and Avocado

Taco Salad with Black Beans and Avocado

Posted on by Rebecca

The homemade tortilla chips are perfect for this salad. They are sturdy and provide a very satisfying crunch. You can swap the homemade chips for ones from the store if you’d like, but they won’t hold up as well in the salad.

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Corn Avocado and Black Bean Tacos

Corn Avocado and Black Bean Tacos

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Corn is hard for me to resist in the summer. I can’t help snagging an ear or two every time I’m at the store and they tend to make their way into most of our summertime meals. These tacos are a favorite of mine. The fresh corn and jalapeno make this a fresh and delicious summer meal. This recipe is also easy to scale up if if you’re feeding more than two.

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Mango Salsa

Mango Salsa

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I made this salsa on one of the first sunny and semi-warm days this spring. After a little yard work, we felt ourselves entitled to a snack. In the time it took us to bake up some chips (see how to do that here), we had a bowl of salsa waiting. This salsa is perfect for a hot summer day, or just any day you’re wishing was sunshine-filled.

Mango is definitely the dominant flavor here, so feel free to play with the amounts of the other ingredients if you want a more dominant lime or heat component.

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