Guacamole Salad

Love guacamole??  Adapted from Ina - all the flavors of guacamole in a wonderful healthy salad!

• 1 pint grape tomatoes, halved
• 1 yellow bell pepper, seeded and 1/2-inch diced OR I roast my own red peppers and freeze them so they are always ready.  I use 1/3 of a red roasted pepper
• 2 (15-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1/2 cup small diced red onion
• 2 tablespoons minced jalapeno peppers, seeded (2 peppers)
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated lime zest – I use zest from at least one lime
• 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice (2 limes)
• 1/4 cup good olive oil
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
• 2 ripe Hass avocados, seeded, peeled, and 1/2-inch diced

Place the tomatoes, pepper, black beans, red onion, jalapeno peppers, and lime zest in a large bowl. Whisk together the lime juice, olive oil, salt, black pepper, garlic, and cayenne pepper and pour over the vegetables. Toss well.
Just before you're ready to serve the salad, fold the avocados into the salad. Check the seasoning and serve at room temperature.   I serve alone or with taco chips, or homemade pita chips.  I buy whole wheat pita bread, rip them into chip size pieces, put on a cookie sheet, spray with olive oil spray and sprinkle cumin.  Bake 350 for about 10 minutes until crispy