Brown Rice and Black Bean Salad with Lime Dressing
This Brown Rice and Black Bean Salad has protein packed black beans, fresh cucumbers and tomatoes and a lime-spiked dressing. It's got healthy and gluten-free written all over it!
1canblack beansdrained and rinsed; 19oz or about 2 cups
¼cupsilvered almonds
Mint leaves
Dressing
¼cupextra virgin olive oil
2limesfor juicing
1teaspoonground coriander
1teaspooncumin
¼teaspoonSalt
Instructions
Cook rice according to package instructions. For brown rice, I find 2 cups of water (or gluten-free broth) to 1 cup of rice works well. cooked, remove from heat and allow to cool.
While rice cooks, dice the cucumber and cut the cherry tomatoes in half.
Toast silvered almonds in a pan over medium-high heat for about 3-5 minutes or until browned. Side aside to cool. Juice the limes and whisk all the dressing ingredients together.
Add chopped cucumbers, tomatoes, drained black beans, and cooled rice in a large bowl. Pour dressing over top and toss gently to combine.
Place the salad in the fridge for about 30 minutes before serving.
Top with toasted almonds and torn mint right before serving or divide between lunch prep containers.
Notes
Yield: this recipe makes about 7 cups of salad.This is my no-fail way of cooking perfect brown rice:
Add 2 cups of water (or gluten-free broth) to a small sauce pan. Bring to a boil
Add 1 cup of dry brown rice, turn down heat to low-medium, cook about 13 minutes
Once you can see that most of the water has been absorbed and the rice is starting to have spaces between it, turn the heat off
Let the rice continue to absorb the water for about 5-8 more minutes until the water is absorbed
Fluff rice with a fork
Nutrition information is approximate and for 1 cup of the salad.
Nutrition Facts
Brown Rice and Black Bean Salad with Lime Dressing
Amount per Serving
Calories
200
% Daily Value*
Fat
10
g
15
%
Saturated Fat
1
g
6
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
2
g
Monounsaturated Fat
7
g
Sodium
6
mg
0
%
Potassium
331
mg
9
%
Carbohydrates
23
g
8
%
Fiber
5
g
21
%
Sugar
2
g
2
%
Protein
6
g
12
%
Vitamin A
196
IU
4
%
Vitamin C
11
mg
13
%
Calcium
41
mg
4
%
Iron
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.