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  • 4 eggs
  • 2 avocados
    peeled and stoned
  • 2 x 400g cans of beans, (we used pinto bean
    and kidney beans, rinsed and drained
  • small red onion
    finely sliced
  • large bunch coriander
    leaves only, roughly chopped
  • 250g punnet cherry tomato
    halved
  • bottle bought good-quality dressing
    (we used English Provender Company Lime & Coriander dressing)
  • 1 red chilli
    deseeded and finely sliced
  • ½ tsp cumin

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal430
  • fat29g
  • saturates3g
  • carbs25g
  • sugars6g
  • fibre10g
  • protein20g
  • salt1.61g
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Method

  • step 1

    Lower the eggs into boiling water and boil for 6½ mins, then put into a bowl of cold water to cool. Slice the avocados and place in a large bowl with the beans, onion, coriander and tomatoes. Measure 3 tbsp of the dressing into a small bowl, then mix in the chilli and cumin. Once the eggs have cooled but are still warm, peel off the shells and cut into quarters. Toss the salad with the dressing and nestle in the eggs. Serve straight away – delicious with toasted tortillas.

RECIPE TIPS
MAKE IT A MEAL

For a tasty supper or lunchbox snack, pile the Mexican bean salad into the centre of a flour tortilla or stuff into a pitta, then grate over some cheddar and add a dollop of natural yogurt. Roll up the tortilla or close over the pitta tightly and eat.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, September 2007

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A star rating of 4.7 out of 5.31 ratings

Frantic Flapjack

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Lovely. Served with a cheesy jacket potato.

kazza63

When I was making the salad I received some "funny" looks from my family when I added the quarter slices of eggs, so I did 2 salads this one and a plain green salad. At the end of the meal the plain green salad was still there but this salad had all gone!!! I used Cannelli beans and Red Kidney…

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duffs10

Delicious recipe - made my own chilli-lime dressing (olive oil, lime juice, dried chillies, salt and pepper whizzed up in the blender) as I try to maintain an additive-free diet so don't buy commercial salad dressings etc. Used a couple tins of mixed beans instead of the pinto/kidney…

kateware

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

This is lovely and so easy to make. A great dish to add if your cooking for a lot of people. We have made this several times as a side for chilli.

amicle

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

I took this to work with me and it really was filling, maybe even a little too heavy. But flavours worked well, wasn't sure about the egg but glad I added it in the end.

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