Southwestern Recipes
Mexican Bean Salad
Loaded with four beans, + tomatoes, avocado and cucumber, then dressed with a wildly flavorful homemade dressing.
Prep: 15 min | Yield: 6 servings, 1 cup each
Ingredients
Salad
- 1 (15.5 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 (15.25 ounce) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 (15 ounce) can white beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 (14.5 ounce can diced tomato, drained
- 1 avocado, diced
- 1 cucumber, diced
Dressing
- 1/3 cup fresh lime juice
- 2 cloves garlic (about 1 teaspoon), smashed and finely diced into a paste
- 1/2 teaspoon Mexican oregano, crushed between the palms of your hand
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon season salt
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1/8 teaspoon ground pepper
- 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add all beans, tomato, cucumber and avocado. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, whisk all dressing ingredients together and pour over salad ingredients. Toss to combine.
- Allow salad to marinate for 15 minutes to one hour.
- Garnish with extra cilantro, if desired.