If you need a zesty, light dish for a summer time meal… this recipe just might be for you!
I created this recipe a few years ago, when I had a few ingredients on hand and needed something to round out an alfresco summer meal of grilled chicken.
This dish can be stand alone as all-in-one meal, or you can go meatless and use is as a salad.
I grew up around the Spanish culture, including living in Mexico and Guatemala with my family for four years when I was a little girl, so I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE black beans! They star as an inexpensive but super healthy protein base for this dish.
If you want to go organic, you can buy organic black beans for about 1.00 per can at most grocery stores.
Cilantro, one of my favorite spice herbs, adds a tasty tang to this recipe.
ingredients:
6 cups (or three 15-oz cans) cooked black beans
2 or 3 medium avocados
1 large tomato
extra virgin olive oil
sea salt & black pepper
dash of ground cumin
fresh or dried cilantro
1 lime
directions:
If you’re using canned beans, drain and pour them into a medium-sized serving bowl.
Wash and coarsely chop your tomato.
Wash, peel and coarsely chop several avocados. Fold chopped tomato and avocado into the beans.
Sprinkle a little sea salt, black pepper, and cumin (to taste) over the mixture, then drizzle just a little olive oil on the top. Gently fold in several pinches of fresh or dried cilantro. Squeeze the juice of one lime over the salad, then pop it in the fridge to chill.
This salad has lots of bold and zesty flavor once it’s had time to chill an hour or two!
To round out your meal:
- serve the bean salad as a side dish with an herbed or garlic rotisserie chicken.
- toss it with chopped, grilled chicken to make a one-dish meal.
Enjoy!
Thank you for sharing, LOVE avocados, and this salad looks delicious! And… love the bowl it is in 😉
I love it, too, Alice! 🙂
This looks like a hit for our house, Kristy! Looks like I need to add limes & cilantro to my next grocery list. Yummy!
I LOVE cilantro, Kristen! My husband is a big fan of limes, so he got me on the band wagon, too! 🙂
This has so many flavors I love! Yummy!