Southwest Black Bean and Corn Salad
This easy & fresh black bean salad recipe is loaded with veggies and Southwest inspired flavors. It takes just a few minutes to prepare using nutritious staple ingredients.
Servings: 5 serving
Calories: 311kcal
Ingredients
- 2 15 ounce cans black beans drained and rinsed
- 10 ounces grape tomatoes sliced in half
- 1 medium red bell pepper diced
- 1 medium yellow bell pepper diced
- ½ medium red onion diced, see note #1
- 1 small jalapeño minced (optional)
- ½ cup frozen sweet yellow corn thawed, see note #2
- ¼ cup roughly chopped cilantro more for serving
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons lime juice from one large lime
- 1 tablespoon agave syrup or honey
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 medium avocados cubed
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine black beans, grape tomatoes, bell peppers, red onion, jalapeno, thawed corn, and cilantro.
- To make the vinaigrette, whisk together vinegar, lime juice, agave syrup, cumin, chili powder, and salt in a small bowl. Stir the vinaigrette into the salad.
- Right before serving, add the chopped avocado. Top with additional cilantro and lime juice if desired. Serve cold.
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Notes
- Red onion can be replaced with white, yellow or green onion. You can soak red onion in cold water for 10 minutes to make less astringent. Pat to dry before adding to the salad.
- Corn: Fresh, frozen, or canned works.
- Can I make this in advance? Yes! You make the salad a day in advance. Assemble according to the recipe then and refrigerate until ready to serve. I recommend adding avocado just before serving so that it doesn't brown.
- Storage: Enjoy within 2-3 days for best quality. You can eat it for up to 4 days but the quality will diminish because the vinaigrette will soften the veggies.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 311kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 132mg | Potassium: 1019mg | Fiber: 16g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1451IU | Vitamin C: 90mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 3mg
