Spicy Bean Salad

⏱ 15 mins 🍽 10 serving(s) 🏷 Black Beans

This colourful salad combines three types of canned beans with fresh vegetables and sweetcorn. It is dressed in a lively mixture of salsa, lime juice, and spices, creating a flavourful side dish. The salad needs to chill for a minimum of 2 hours to allow the flavours to meld together beautifully. It yields enough for a crowd, making it ideal for parties or meal prep.

Spicy Bean Salad

Ingredients

  • 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • 2 stalks celery, diced
  • 1 medium red onion, minced
  • 1 medium tomatoes, diced
  • 1 cup frozen corn, thawed
  • 3/4 cup salsa, i use thick and chunky medium
  • 1/4 cup olive oil or 1/4 cup canola oil
  • 1/4 cup lime juice
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt (optional)
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

Method

  1. Combine the kidney beans, black beans, chickpeas, diced celery, minced red onion, diced tomato, and thawed corn in a non-metal bowl.
  2. Whisk together the salsa, oil, lime juice, chilli powder, optional salt, and ground cumin in a separate small bowl until well blended.
  3. Pour the prepared dressing over the bean and vegetable mixture.
  4. Toss everything together until evenly coated. Cover the bowl and place it in the refrigerator to chill for at least 2 hours.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium264100 mg

Recipe details

CategoryBlack Beans
Authormandabears