Name: Fresh Black Bean Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4, 4 to 8 servings
Cuisine: mexican
Ingredients: 3 cans of black beans (15 ounces each) or 4 1/2 cups cooked black beans, rinsed and well-drained; 2 ears of corn, shucked, or 1 cup of canned corn (drained) or defrosted frozen corn; 1 orange, yellow or red bell pepper, chopped; 1 cup quartered cherry tomatoes; 1 cup chopped red onion (from 1 small onion); 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro (about 1/2 medium bunch); 1 medium jalapeño, finely chopped (keep the seeds for heat if you’d like, or remove them for mild flavor) or 2 tablespoons finely chopped pickled jalapeño; 1/2 teaspoon lime zest (from 1 lime, preferably organic); 2 tablespoons lime juice (about 1 lime), to taste; 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil; 1/4 cup white wine vinegar; 1/2 teaspoon chili powder; 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin; 1/2 teaspoon salt, to taste; Optional garnishes: sliced avocado, crumbled feta, lime wedges

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Fresh Black Bean Salad

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 4 · 20m total

Servings

Calories

25% of a 2,000 cal day

502KCAL

Protein

22g44% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat16g

21%

Saturated3g

13%

Unsaturated13g

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Total Carbs72g

26%

Fiber25g

90%

Total Sugars8g

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incl. Added Sugars0g

Starch38g

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Sodium1537mg

67%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

A bright Southwestern black bean salad with corn, tomatoes, cilantro, and lime. Fresh and zesty, it works as a side dish or light main.

Ingredients

4 SERVINGS

45 ozcans of black beans — canned, rinsed, well-drained, 3 cans, or cooked black beans
2ears of corn — shucked, or canned corn or defrosted frozen corn
1orange bell pepper — chopped, or yellow bell pepper or red bell pepper
1 cupcherry tomatoes — quartered
1 cupchopped red onion — small, 1
½ cupfresh cilantro — finely chopped, ½ bunch
1medium jalapeño — fresh, finely chopped, or pickled jalapeño
½ tsplime zest — preferably organic, 1
2 tbsplime juice — 1
¼ cupextra-virgin olive oil
¼ cupwhite wine vinegar
½ tspchili powder
½ tspground cumin
½ tspsalt
Optional garnishes: sliced avocado, crumbled feta, lime wedges

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Method

20m total

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Nutrition is estimated by Chive from the ingredients above, per serving.

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