Black Eyed Pea Salad Stuffed Avocados
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Black Eyed Pea Salad Stuffed Avocados – avocados make the perfect ‘bowl’ for a nutritious, vegetarian salad recipe. Stuff your favorite salad ingredients or salsa in an avocado for a light lunch or easy side.
You’ve got to try these Keto Ceviche Stuffed Avocados too!
Avocados seem to be the latest food trend. Maybe it’s because they’re so healthy. Avocados are loaded with nutrients. They have more potassium than bananas. As well, avocados are abundant in heart-healthy monounsaturated fatty acids and fiber. Studies show that eating avocados can lower cholesterol and triglyceride levels. In addition, avocados have antioxidants that protect your eyes, they may help prevent some cancers, as well as they may help relieve symptoms of arthritis.
For these reasons, adding more avocados to your diet is a wise decision. They are so versatile I have found it easy to incorporate them into my diet a few times a week.
Try adding avocados to salads and wraps. I like to smush (that’s a word, right?) them and add them to sandwiches and burgers instead of mayo. They add that creamy element that mayonnaise does, but they’re much healthier.
Additionally, I love filling avocados with colorful fresh salads. Here are some of the recipes I’ve created with stuffed avocados.
Black Eyed Pea Salad Stuffed Avocados
Stuffed avocados make a beautiful presentation. They’re great for ladies’ luncheons and supper club dinners.
Black-Eyed Pea Salad Stuffed Avocados mixes black beans, corn, black-eyed peas, tomatoes, and basil. It has a bright and light flavor. This salad is filling and satisfying, in addition to being nutritious!
Coincidentally, did you know that black beans are good for you too? They are loaded with folate, fiber, and protein!
How to tell if an avocado is ripe
Peel back the small stem at the top of the avocado. It is a good avocado if it peels away easily and it’s green underneath. It’s ripe and ready to eat.
On the other hand, if you pull back the stem and it’s brown underneath, the avocado is overripe. You’ll most likely find brown spots in the fruit.
If the stem doesn’t come off or is difficult to remove, the fruit is not yet ripe enough to eat.
Black Eyed Pea Salad Stuffed Avocados
Ingredients
- 2 to 4 avocados
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Salad
- 1 15- ounce can black eyed peas with or without jalapenos, rinsed and drained
- 1 15- ounce black beans rinsed and drained.
- 1 15- ounce shoepeg corn drained
- 2 green onions sliced thinly
- 1- pint grape tomatoes quartered
- 1/4 cup basil
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- salt
Sauce
- 1/3 cup white wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar you can use a sugar substitute, adjust amount to your liking
Instructions
- Whisk sauce ingredients together.
- Mix salad ingredients together and add sauce. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Just before serving, half avocados and brush with lemon juice.
- Fill with salad mixture and serve.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information given is an automatic calculation and can vary based on the exact products you use and changes you make to the recipe. If these numbers are important to you, I recommend calculating them yourself.
This salad is so flavorful!!
Love this dish…so many fresh flavours!
This is such a great salad and a nice presentation, too!
This has a great combination of flavors!
My husband doesn’t eat avocados. This recipe will be a perfect treat for me next time he’s out with the guys! Looks great, Thanks!