Pussac Punay Bean Salad with Avocado and Vine Ripe Tomatoes

This is the perfect salad to make and enjoy at a picnic, potluck, as a side dish or Meatless Monday meal at home! The star of the salad - Pussac Punay Beans add great texture and buttery flavor.  The beans are also the perfect protein at 10 g per serving and also offer - 13 g of fiber and less than 1 g of sugar per 1/4 cup serving. Perfecto!

Just a few simple ingredients and such flavor ... this will become your favorite too!

Ingredients

1 cup Pussac Punay Beans, cooked and cooled
1 avocado. cubed
3 vine ripe tomatoes
1/2 cup red onion
1/4 cup Spanish olive oil
1 Tbs garlic, crushed
1 lime, juice
1/4 tsp Matiz smoked sea salt
1/8 tsp Aji Panca, dried

In a bowl mix the Pussac Punay Beans, avocado, tomatoes, red onion, olive oil, garlic, lime juice and dried Aji Panca.  Mix well and chill in a tightly sealed container in the refrigerator for 1 hour to meld the flavors before serving. It is even better the next day!

Aji Panca is one of the most common ingredients used in Peruvian cooking.  Aji Panca is one of the mildest ajis in spiciness and offers a fruity-berry like flavor. When the Aji Panca is tickled with lime juice and smoked sea salt the flavors become even more enticing.

Tip - the lime juice will enhance the flavors of the ingredients and will help to keep the avocado fresh and green.

Salud!