This fabulous recipe for black bean salad was submitted by Liz Wade of Portales, NM.
If you love Tex Mex recipes, this one is a particular winner. Fabulous flavors that work really well with any Mexican, Tex Mex or Cuban recipes.
I think you will really like this one.
Liz says: If you’re feeling productive, cook a bag of black beans and use about 16 ounces for this recipe. You can use the rest in bean burritos.
This is a colorful, tasty salad that is a great accompaniment to any Tex/Mex or Cuban menu. Even better, it’s super healthy!
How to Make Black Bean Salad
This tasty, healthy black bean salad is very easy to put together.
As I said before you can choose whether or not you want to cook the black beans yourself or use canned black beans. Either one is fine. I have usually used the canned beans.
Whichever type of bean you decide to use, just place them in a large bowl.
Chop up some garlic, bell pepper and green onions and add them to the bowl. Add chopped avocado and the corn kernels.
Chop the tomato and jalepeno pepper and add them to the bowl.
The dressing is simple olive oil and red wine vinegar with a bit of lime juice added. The ground cumin adds that warm Mexican flavored warmth. Season with salt and pepper and top it with chopped fresh cilantro.
That’s it. I hope you love it.
Vegetable and Black Bean Salad
Ingredients
- 20 ounces black beans, canned, drain and rinse
- 1 tomato, diced
- 1 bell pepper, orange or red, diced
- 1 cup corn kernels
- 2 green onions, finely chopped (or red onion)
- 3 tablespoons cilantro, finely chopped. (Take all large part of stems off before chopping)
- 1 jalapeƱo pepper, minced (remove seeds and membrane for lighter heat)
- Juice of 1 small lime
- 1/2 - 1 avocado, diced
- 1 - 2 teaspoons cumin
- 2 cloves garlic, pressed or minced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons sea salt
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients and let the mixture sit for at least 2 hours before serving to meld the flavors. Overnight is even better.
Nutrition
Serves 8 to 10.
Variation:
Add cooked green or yellow beans to the mixture for more color and even more nutrition.
If you like this black bean salad, you will probably like our black bean salsa too. Find it here.
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