Black Bean Salad

Cinco de Mayo - World Cuisine

This salad is a kaleidoscope of color and taste - black beans, yellow corn, green peppers, and red, red tomatoes. Lime juice, garlic and jalapeno give it some punch. It can also be used as a dip with tortilla chips.

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Total: 20 mins

Servings: 12

Yield: 12 servings

Black Bean Salad

Ingredients

1 (15 ounce) can black beans

rinsed and drained

2 (15 ounce) cans whole kernel corn

drained

8 green onions

chopped

2 jalapeno peppers

seeded and minced

1 green bell pepper

chopped

1 avocado - peeled

pitted

and diced

1 (4 ounce) jar pimentos

3 tomatoes

seeded and chopped

1 cup chopped fresh cilantro

1 lime

juiced

½ cup Italian salad dressing

½ teaspoon garlic salt

Hot Bean Dip

World Cuisine

Directions

Step 1

In a large bowl combine the black beans corn green onions jalapeno peppers bell pepper avocado pimentos tomatoes cilantro lime juice and Italian dressing. Season with garlic salt. Toss and chill until serving.

Nutritional Information

Black Bean Salad

Servings Per Recipe:12

Calories: 159

% Daily Value *

Protein: 5g 10%

Carbohydrates: 24.2g 8%

Dietary Fiber: 5.7g 23%

Sugars: 5g

Fat: 6.3g 10%

Saturated Fat: 0.9g 5%

Vitamin A Iu: 1032IU 21%

Niacin Equivalents: 1.5mg 11%

Vitamin B6: 0.2mg 13%

Vitamin C: 28.3mg 47%

Folate: 61.1mcg 15%

Calcium: 34.2mg 3%

Iron: 1.9mg 11%

Magnesium: 25.1mg 9%

Potassium: 358.9mg 10%

Sodium: 561.9mg 23%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 9%

Calories From Fat: 57

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.