Recipe video above. Why make a boring ole' Bean Salad when you can make it a COWBOY one?? A fresh, simple, healthy black bean salad with a South West lime dressing, this is endlessly versatile and lasts for days. Serve it as a side, stuff it in tacos, burritos and wraps. Pile onto burritos and tacos, take it to work for lunch! {Quantity: Written recipe scaled down to use 1 can of each beans and corn, pictures and video show double batch}
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: South Western, Western
Keyword: bean salad, black bean salad, cowboy salad
Servings: 8as a side
Calories: 250cal
Author: Nagi
Ingredients
Cowboy Bean Salad:
400g/14 oz can black beans, rinsed & drained (Note 1)
400g/14 oz can corn, drained (or frozen thawed 1.5 cups)
1red capsicum/bell pepper, 1cm/1/3" diced
1avocado, diced
1red onion, diced
3/4cupcoriander/cilantro, roughly chopped
250g/8ozcherry tomatoes, quartered (or 2 large tomatoes, deseeded and diced, Note 2)
Cowboy Lime Dressing:
2tbsplime juice
4tbspolive oil
1/4tspchipotle powder(or American Chili Powder, Note 3)
1/4tspcumin powder
2tspsugar
1garlic, finely ninced
1/4tspblack pepper
1/2tspsalt
Instructions
Shake Dressing in a jar.
Place Salad ingredients in a big bowl. Drizzle over Dressing, toss.
Serve immediately, or keep for up to 4 days! Might need a squeeze of lime to freshen the flavour.
1. Black beans - in the spirit of "Cowboy food", I use black beans. But any beans will do here - even lentils and chickpeas.2. Tomatoes - if using large tomatoes, cut in half and scoop out watery centre, then dice.3. Chipotle powder ??- sub smoked paprika.Chipotle powder still not yet in mainstream grocery stores in Australia! It's dried smokey flavoured jalapeños and it's a staple ingredient in Tex Mex / South West / Mexican cooking. Found at Harris Farms (NSW/QLD) and some speciality grocery stores, or online at Firework Foods (I get Mexican ingredients from here) (PS Chipotle SEASONING can be used but skip salt in recipe)4. Storage - keep for 4 days in the fridge (with dressing), might need a fresh squeeze of lime. Avocado won't go brown once dressed.5. Nutrition per serving.