Fiesta Time!!

In the summer of 2009 I presented a horn recital in Kokomo.  It provided me with a challenge to work towards duing our vacation away from work in Mexico.  It was a wonderful experience to have played a successful recital, to catch up with old friends, and also to see the large amount of support from family and friends.  The recital went extremely well and I was pleased to have planned a reception immediately afterwards.  I provided a buffet of food and drinks for everybody to enjoy.  The following recipe is the homemade avocado salsa that I made for this event.  Everybody raved over it and the entire bowl of salsa was gone before I even had a chance to have some myself!  If you were at that recital and wanted the recipe for the salsa, here it is!!!

Avocado Salsa

1 can of corn, drained
1 can black beans, drained
1 small red bell pepper, diced
1 small onion, diced
5 cloves garlic, minced
2-3 roma tomatoes, diced
large handful of cilantro, chopped
1/3 cup olive oil
1/4 cup lemon juice
3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
4 avocados, diced

1. In a large bowl, combine corn, black beans, bell pepper, onion, tomatoes, and cilantro.

2. In a small bowl, mix garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, salt and pepper.  Pour into vegetable mixture.  Mix thoroughly.

3. Cover and chill until party (at least 3 hours).

4. Add diced avocado just before serving.

Bon appetit!

This recipe makes a lot of salsa.  It can easily be halved if you just want a healthy snack for around the house.  The salsa stays good in refrigerator for several days.