MMMMMM!!!! Now this was just divine!  It tasted too good to be healthy for you 🙂  What I did was made some homemade salsa to begin with.  Here is my recipe:

1 onion

1 jalapeno pepper

2 cloves garlic, roasted

1 bunch of cilantro (washed and dried)

I place these ingredients into a food processor before adding the rest.

1 quart tomatoes (these were from my garden last summer)

1 16 oz can tomato sauce

juice from 1 lemon

salt to taste

I put the rest of the ingredients into the food processor and viola!  Perfect!

Next, I made some homemade guacamole.  It’s really quite simple and so delicious!

1 avocado

1 sliver of onion, finely minced

1/4 jalapeno, finely minced

1 small handful of cilatro leaves (I remove the stems for the guac), finely chopped

juice from 1 lemon

It’s easy from here!  First you smash the avocado meat with a fork, then add the rest of the ingredients.  Be sure to stir it well to mix in the flavors together.  I add a little salt for taste as well.  My daughter Amber tells me that if you store the excess guacamole with the seed from the avocado, then it lasts a little longer.

Now for the taco salad.  I put about 1/2 cup brown rice on the bottom, then place about 3/4 cup black bean on top of that.  Next, romaine lettuce that has been cleaned and torn.  I like to add chopped green onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes.  Finally, I top this with a generous portion of homemade salsa, and a big spoonful of guacamole.  For garnish, I put the chopped cilantro leaves on top.

Oh my my my! I thought I had died and gone to heaven!  This was DELICIOUS!!!