Southwestern black bean salad is a healthy and tasty dish that can be whipped up in no time at all! This colorful dish with a spicy honey lime dressing is fresh, hearty, and filling. It makes a great side dish, serve it with some chips as an appetizer, or add some chicken and turn it into a satisfying main dish.
Mexican food is my absolute favorite, but I also love American food as well. That’s why I can never resist a Tex Mex meal, a fusion of Mexican and American cuisines. Southwestern Black Bean Salad is Tex Mex at its best!
With a few simple ingredients, and just 20 minutes you can dive into a bowl of delicious black bean salad. Mexican ingredients include juicy tomatoes, bright cilantro, peppery green onions, and creamy avocados, while the hearty black beans are all American!
How to Make Southwestern Black Bean Salad
To a large bowl, add a can of drained and rinsed black beans, 3 seeded and diced roma tomatoes, and 1/2 bunch of chopped cilantro.
The Dressing
Whisk together 3 chopped scallions, the juice of a lime, 2 tbsp adobo sauce (from a can of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce), 1 tsp honey, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp ground black pepper, and 1/4 cup olive oil. For a milder dressing, use less adobo sauce or eliminate it all together.
Pro Tip: Add the dressing ingredients to a mason jar, put the lid on, and shake until the dressing is mixed together.
Toss the salad with the dressing. Dice the avocado and fold it in to the salad. Adding the avocado last will keep it from oxidizing and turning brown.
The combination of the smoky, spicy adobo sauce and the sweetness of the honey is the perfect balance of flavors to compliment the salad. This Southwestern Black Bean Salad is a healthy, satisfying dish that is the perfect fusion of Mexican and American cuisine.
Can This Salad be Made Ahead of Time
With the exception of the avocado, which will turn brown if cut up too long before serving, the salad can be made ahead of time and the dressing can be made ahead of time and each stored separately. When ready to serve, toss the salad in the dressing, dice the avocado and fold it in to the salad.
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Southwestern Black Bean Salad
Ingredients
For the Salad
- 1 can black beans rinsed and drained
- 3 roma tomatoes seeded and diced
- 1/2 bunch cilantro chopped
- 1 avocado
For the Dressing
- 3 scallions chopped
- 1 lime
- 2 tbsp adobo sauce (from a can of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce)
- 1 tsp honey
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 cup olive oil
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, add beans, tomatoes, and cilantro
- In a separate bowl, whisk together scallions, lime juice, adobo sauce, honey, salt, pepper, and olive oil
- Add dressing to bean mixture and toss
- Dice the avocado and fold into the salad
