This is my fast and easy “oops I forgot to start dinner and now my starving family is looking at me expectantly” recipe. This salad comes together in under 10 minutes. The combination of beans and avocado make it quite filling despite the fact that it is a meatless dish. It is also a very flexible recipe. I used cherry tomatoes and cauliflower in the salad, but fresh diced tomatoes and broccoli would work just as well.
The dressing uses lime juice which have been on sale recently. I have also used this frugal tip for freezing the juice and zest of the limes so we can enjoy the limes later.
Black Bean Salad with Tomatoes and Avocado
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups cooked black beans or 1 - 15 oz. can, drained
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes
- 1 avocado diced
- 2 cups cauliflower chopped
- 1/2 small onion diced
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro shredded (or 2 tablespoons dried)
- juice and zest of one lime
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons honey or sugar
Instructions
- Place beans, tomatoes, avocado, cauliflower, and onion in a glass bowl.
- In a small bowl, combine lime juice and zest, oil, sugar, and cilantro.
- Pour the dressing over the vegetables and stir to mix.
- Serve immediately or make ahead and place in the refrigerator until you are ready to serve.
I like to serve the bean salad over a bed of greens. The dressing from the bean salad seeps down and coats the greens.
Do you have a fast and easy dish that you can put on the table in 10 minutes?
I’m sharing this recipe with Tempt My Tummy Tuesday, Tasty Tuesday and the Hearth and Soul Hop.
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Swathi says
Alea,
Nice salad, love the tomatoes and black beans in there. I like your tip of freezing juice and zest. I can freeze zest not juice as it is consumed fresh. Thanks for hosting and sharing this recipe with Hearth and Soul blog hop.
Jen says
This looks yummy! I am going to try this tonight 😉 Thanks for sharing!!
April @ The 21st Century Housewife says
This sounds absolutely delicious. I love all the wonderful flavours in this lovely healthy salad. I have 20 minute dishes, but I’m not sure I could do a ten minute one 🙂
mjskit says
Interesting – I never would have thought of use cauliflower in a black bean salad. What a great idea! The salad looks fabulous!
Michelle @ Simplify, Live, Love says
That looks really yummy! Adding this one to my need to make board… 🙂
Lyndsay Wells says
Wow, that looks so delicious. Right up my alley! Be sure to stop by my blog this week – I have a really nice giveaway on the go 🙂
Vicky says
I love black beans! Yum! The dressing sounds awesome and paired with avocado – this makes one heavenly salad!
Shirley @ gfe says
Alea, this is my kind of meal. If not for dinner, then for lunch. I can rarely get Mr. GFE to go for meatless meals or even salad for dinner, but I love this recipe. 🙂
Shirley