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Tomato, Avocado, Corn Salad

The perfect summer salad. Healthy, colorful and delicious.

Cuisine salad

Ingredients

1 lb. cherry tomatoes halved or quartered
3 ears of corn cooked shucked and cut off the cob
2 avocados peeled pitted and sliced
1/2 red onion medium thinly sliced
1/4 cup cilantro chopped 1/2 small bunch
2 Tbs. extra virgin olive oil
2 to 3 Tbs. lime juice from 1 to 2 limes
2 garlic cloves pressed or finely minced
1 tsp. sea salt or 3/4 tsp. table salt
1/8 tsp. black pepper
Drizzle top with 2 Tbs. extra virgin olive oil 2-3 Tbs. lime juice (or to taste). Add 1 tsp. sea salt and 1/8 tsp. black pepper or season to taste. Toss salad gently just until combined.

Instructions

In a large salad bowl combine tomatoes, corn kernels, and sliced avocado, thinly sliced red onion, 1/4 cup chopped cilantro (or to taste). Press in two garlic cloves.

Magic Green Sauce

It was the name that attracted me to this sauce. Any recipe called Magic Green Sauce gets my attention. The magic, of course, is that it takes such a short time to make, includes so few ingredients, and tastes so doggone good.

Magic Green Sauce ingredients

I first read about Magic Green Sauce from the blogger over at Pinch of Yum. She has a tendency to get excited about new recipes, so I take that into consideration before trying a Yum recipe. But this one looked promising from the git go. With ingredients like avocado, parsley, jalapeno, garlic, lime, and pistachios, it sounded much like guacamole with nuts, minus the tomatoes.

Most of the ingredients are green: avocado, lime, jalapeno, parsley, cilantro, olive oil, and pistachios.

Pulse ingredients in food processor until smooth. That’s all there is to it!

Now that I’ve made Magic Green Sauce several times, I apologize to the gal at Pinch of Yum. I have to admit her enthusiasm was well warranted. This green stuff truly works magic on salads, chips, crackers, sandwiches, meat, chicken, chops, pasta, and veggies—grilled or raw.

This is what I call a dump recipe; that is, you dump everything into one container and give it a whirl. Thin the mixture a bit with water or oil for use as a salad dressing. Below is the original recipe. I prefer cutting the parsley/cilantro back to 3/4 cup and reducing the salt to 1/2 teaspoon. Some food bloggers suggest adding a bit of sour cream or yogurt. Feel free to experiment and enjoy the magic!

Magic Green Sauce

Ingredients:

1 avocado, pitted and chopped
1 cup packed parsley and cilantro leaves (combined)
1 jalapeño, ribs and seeds removed
2 cloves garlic
juice of one lime (or two if you prefer more limey-ness)
½ cup water
½ cup olive oil
1 tsp. salt (add more later, if desired)
½ cup pistachios (you can sub other nuts, but pistachios are best)

Instructions:

Pulse all ingredients, except the pistachios, in a food processor until incorporated.
Add nuts and pulse until mostly smooth. (It depends on what consistency you want.)
Serve as a dip, topping, spread, or sauce. Add additional water, or oil, to thin the sauce for use as a dressing or marinade. Recipe makes about 2 cups.