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Black Bean Fiesta Salad | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this quick & easy #MarinatedSalad is perfect for hot, #summer evenings when you don't want to heat your kitchen making a #SideDish. Also terrific for #potlucks, & #BackyardBarbecues. #GlutenFree #Corn #BlackBeans #salad #BlackBeanFiestaSalad

Black Bean Fiesta Salad

Teresa Ambra
Black Bean Fiesta Salad is a quick and easy marinated salad recipe that can be made ahead. It's made with black beans, frozen corn and has a delicious homemade salad dressing with just a little pizzazz from ground cumin and Monterey Jack cheese. Marvelous side dish when you don't want to heat up your kitchen during hot, summer days. Perfect for Backyard Barbecues, potlucks or even to serve as a dip with chips!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Salad and Salad Dressing, Side Dish
Cuisine Tex-Mex
Servings 8
Calories 199 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 serving bowl
  • 1 wooden spoon
  • 1 sharp knife
  • 1 cutting board
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 small mason jar with lid
  • 1 colander

Ingredients
  

  • 15 oz. can black beans rinsed and drained
  • 2 cups frozen corn thawed (can also use canned corn or fresh corn that's blanched)
  • 1 large green bell pepper diced
  • 1 large red bell pepper diced
  • 1/3 to 1/2 cup red onion very finely minced
  • 2 ribs celery diced
  • 1 cup Monterey Jack cheese cubed
  • 3 tbsp. lemon juice
  • 3 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tbsp. olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic finely minced
  • 1 tbsp. Italian seasoning
  • 1 tsp. ground black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp. ground cumin

Instructions
 

  • In a large bowl, combine beans, corn, peppers, onion, celery and Monterey Jack cheese cubes.
  • In a mason jar with tight-fitting lid, combine remaining ingredients.
  • Seal and shake vigorously until very well combined.
  • Pour salad dressing ingredients over top of vegetables in bowl.
  • Toss gently and chill for at least 2 hours or overnight.
  • (If desired, transfer to a glass serving bowl). 

Notes

Recipe adapted from Taste  of Home.
 
Taste of Home no longer has a search engine that allows you to search recipes by title. Most of the time, you have to weed through thousands of recipes in collections. If any link is to be found, I find direct links through google, not their own website. I could not locate a direct page for this recipe. But it is in the cookbook noted above.
 
© Can’t Stay Out of the Kitchen

Nutrition

Calories: 199kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 9gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 13mgSodium: 302mgPotassium: 461mgFiber: 7gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 914IUVitamin C: 50mgCalcium: 172mgIron: 3mg
Keyword black beans, corn, gluten free, marinated salad, monterey jack cheese, salad, side dish
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