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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!
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Course: Salad
Cuisine: American
Keyword: easy salad, gluten free, salad
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 7 servings

Ingredients

  • 2 cups brown rice, cooked
  • 1 large cucumber, diced about 2 cups
  • 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1 can black beans drained and rinsed; 19oz or about 2 cups
  • ¼ cup silvered almonds
  • Mint leaves

Dressing

  • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 limes for juicing
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt

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.
Calories
200
Nutrition Facts