No-Cook Black Bean Salad

Name: No-Cook Black Bean Salad
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: ½ cup thinly sliced red onion; 1 medium ripe avocado, pitted and roughly chopped; ¼ cup cilantro leaves; ¼ cup lime juice; 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 1 clove garlic, minced; ½ teaspoon salt; 8 cups mixed salad greens; 2 medium ears corn, kernels removed, or 2 cups frozen corn, thawed and patted dry; 1 pint grape tomatoes, halved; 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed

9 Ratings
8 Reviews

A classic black bean salad is a must for picnics and potlucks. This vegan version gets its creaminess from blended avocado. Any mix of salad greens will work well, but try arugula if you want to give this hearty salad a peppery kick.

Hilary Meyer

Source: EatingWell.com, June 2018

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Recipe Summary

active:

30 mins

total:

30 mins

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Directions

Step 1
Place onion in a medium bowl and cover with cold water. Set aside. Combine avocado, cilantro, lime juice, oil, garlic and salt in a mini food processor. Process, scraping down the sides as needed, until smooth and creamy.

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Step 2
Just before serving, combine salad greens, corn, tomatoes and beans in a large bowl. Drain the onions and add to the bowl, along with the avocado dressing. Toss to coat.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size:

2 cups

Per Serving:

322 calories; protein 10.6g; carbohydrates 40.8g; dietary fiber 12.9g; sugars 11.4g; fat 16g; saturated fat 2.4g; vitamin a iu 3893.9IU; vitamin c 44.9mg; folate 259.7mcg; calcium 112.5mg; iron 3.8mg; magnesium 78.9mg; potassium 1238mg; sodium 406.7mg; thiamin 0.4mg.

Exchanges:

2 1/2 fat, 2 starch, 1 1/2 vegetable, 1/2 lean protein

9 Ratings

5 star values: 8
4 star values: 0
3 star values: 1
2 star values: 0
1 star values: 0

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Kris

06/15/2022

Loved it. I love salads that already have a dressing on them. My meat eating hubby didn't miss that this was vegetarian. Great for a quick summer dinner.

popcornsally

05/20/2022

Nice combo and easy to improvise small changes to make it different every time. I used balsamic vinegar and Tajin as dressing since my avocados were not yet ripe and it was still very good!

EatingWell Member

04/21/2022

Loved it! Used pickled onions I made the other day and added baked chicken. The salad was super fresh and delicious. Better than the ones I spend $12 on in LA.

tiffanyzelayagmailcom

01/07/2022

Delicious! All of my favorite flavors in one salad. I am on a no oil diet for gall bladder disease so I ditched the added oil and thinned out the avocado (which I also used sparingly) dressing with water and it was just as delightful!

Ziva

04/22/2021

Yummy

Julie L

08/20/2019

We loved it! Not bland at all, but I did add more lime juice to the guac dressing. Otherwise made it as written. Delicious!

Mary Elberson

07/19/2019

Good salad but disappointed in the dressing-a bit thick but still tasty. I added rotisserie chicken otherwise bland You like bland this is the salad for you,sorry had to be honest

brenda

04/06/2019

This was really yummy and got rave reviews. The dressing can be made ahead and refrigerated, it won’t discolour. I’ve never tried soaking onions, it worked really well, left the flavour without the overwhelming taste and odour. I will be making this often.

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