Ingredients

  • 1 ripe avocado
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 3 tablespoons lime juice
  • 1 clove garlic, peeled
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt or 1/2 teaspoon table salt
  • A good grinding of black pepper
  • 2 1/2 cups shredded cooked chicken
  • 1 pound jicama, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch matchsticks (or 2 eight-ounce cans water chestnuts sliced into strips)
  • 2 scallions, finely shredded
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped cilantro
  • 3 cups shredded romaine lettuce
  • 1 fifteen-ounce can black beans
  • 2 tomatoes, seeded and roughly chopped
  • 1/3 cup roughly chopped pickled jalapenos
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt

Method

  • Spoon the flesh out of the avocado; put flesh into blender with all other dressing ingredients. Process dressing till smooth.
  • Place all the salad ingredients into a large bowl, pour dressing over and toss to coat.
  • Drain and rinse the beans; mix beans in a bowl with the tomatoes, jalapenos, lime juice, and salt. Check seasoning, then serve with the salad above, either separately in a small bowl or on top of the salad itself.