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A+ Salsa

Time: 8 hours 20 minutes

Yield: 16 servings

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Some appetizers just make the grade.... and others excel well past it! With all the freshness and great taste, A+ Salsa will become a "hostess's pet" at first bite. Sweet corn, ripe olives, sweet red pepper, perky onions, and minced garlic show up to class with a lemon-cider vinegar dressing and ripe, creamy avocado chunks for a perfect-attendance kind of snack. Show up with high honors at your next party with A+ Salsa.

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Ingredients

  • 1 2/3 cups frozen corn, thawed
  • 2 (2 1/4-ounce) cans sliced olives, drained
  • 1 medium sweet red pepper, chopped
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 5 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 3 tablespoons cider vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 4 medium ripe avocados
  • tortilla chips, to taste, for serving

Directions

Step 1 -In a large bowl, add the corn, the olives, the red peppers, and the onions and stir to combine.

Step 2 -In a medium bowl, add the garlic, the olive oil, the lemon juice, the cider vinegar, the dried oregano, the salt, and the black pepper and whisk to combine.

Step 3 -Add the olive oil mixture to the corn mixture and toss to coat.

Step 4 -Cover the bowl tightly and transfer it to the refrigerator to chill for at least 8 hours and up to overnight.

Step 5 -On a cutting board with a sharp knife, chop the avocados.

Step 6 -Add the avocado to the salsa and gently stir to combine.

Step 7 -Serve with the tortilla chips.

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