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Black Bean Fiesta Salad - cjs - 05-23-2007
This is a really good summer salad!!! Will add the tweeking at the end.
(Lorraine, this would be a perfect 'take to work' lunch - know you're always looking for ideas!)
Black Bean Fiesta Salad
from Simply the Best (W.W.book)
3 T. Lemon juice
2 T. e-v olive oil
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 tsp. grd. cumin
1/2 tsp. freshly grd. black pepper
19-oz. can black beans, rinsed & drained
1 cup fresh or thawed frozen corn kernals
2 stalks celery, diced
1 gr. bell pepper, diced
1 red bell pepper, diced
1/2 red onion, finely chopped
3/4 cup (3 oz.) reduced-fat Monterey Jack cheese
In a large bowl, combine the lemon juice, oil, garlic, cumin and black pepper.
Add the beans, corn, celery, bell peppers and onion; toss to coat.
Serve, topped with cheese.
After I had the dressing ingredients in, it needed something more, so I added (to taste) dried basil, parsley & oregano (since it's so good, next time I'll add fresh!) and 2 tsp. balsamic vinegar. Made all the difference.
Also, I had corn to grill - so omitted adding the corn and instead grilled, cut the corn off the cobs and added (hot) to the salad. The warm, grilled corn just added a great flavor!
The salad serves 8 and is 3 points.
This one will be made a lot this summer. Served it with a grilled sirloin - marinated in (I used half since I just had a small steak - could have used a third
)1 1/2 T. prepard mustard
3 T. each: red wine, low-sodium soy, lemon juice, worcestershire
Yum!!
the meat/marinade worked out to 5 points.
with a slice of sourdough bread, it worked out to 12 points and we were pleanty satisfied.
Re: Black Bean Fiesta Salad - Harborwitch - 05-23-2007
That sounds really good. We always keep black beans in the pantry - they make a wonderful salad!
Re: Black Bean Fiesta Salad - esgunn - 05-23-2007
It sounds great. There is a salad I love at one of the local restaurants. It is a black bean salad with grilled salmon. Might have to use this recipe and add the salmon! Yum.
Re: Black Bean Fiesta Salad - Mare749 - 05-23-2007
That sounds really good Jean. Similar to one I use in the summer, only this sounds even better. And I really like how you "tweak" it. I'll bet all those things really made a difference. Thanks for sharing this.
Maryann
Re: Black Bean Fiesta Salad - Old Bay - 05-23-2007
I love that salad--the grilled corn is a touch of tweeking in the right way. I eat this kind of stuff all the time. For me, I would add a chopped jalapeno or serrano pepper--I just like that accent.
Re: Black Bean Fiesta Salad - Roxanne 21 - 05-24-2007
I know this is probably a DUMB question but here goes!!
We do not have black beans here---would kidney or cannellini work as well?
This recipe looks like a keeper---thanks again, Jean
Re: Black Bean Fiesta Salad - cjs - 05-24-2007
Bill, we're on the same wavelength!! I wrote on the recipe to add a jalapeno next time - I think it needs it too
Roxanne, I'm going to have to call your mother to send you a few packages of dried black beans, I guess
They would be easy to send.Until then, tho, why not try whatever beans you especially like - I would.
Re: Black Bean Fiesta Salad - Roxanne 21 - 05-24-2007
Re: Black Bean Fiesta Salad - Lorraine - 05-26-2007
Thanks, Jean. I must confess, tho, I don't think I've ever had a black bean in my life. Time to try something new!!! I'll send the recipe to his nibs, he loves beans!!!
Re: Black Bean Fiesta Salad - Half_Baked - 05-29-2007
I have this chilling in the frig right now. I spent all morning making yog/cuke salad, barley, wild rice and brown rice. I grilled 4 chicken breasts last night and Mr HB picked an armful of lettuce from the garden.
My frig is full of healthy lunches. Whew! I binged this weekend and have to straighten my happy azz up.
I added the balsalmic per Jean's suggestion. It just needed something. Next time I taste, I'll add some herbs because it's just not right...maybe some more jalapeno?