07/12/2016
Healthy Recipe: Black Bean Dinner Salad with Pico de Gallo Vinaigrette ...... Pretty and perfect in every way — colorful, fresh, seasonal, tasty and oh-so-good-for you (thanks to the fiber in the beans, lycopene in the tomatoes and all those essential vitamins and minerals in the veggies)! This dinner salad is truly a satisfying meal. Prep the night before and enjoy putting it all together just before dinnertime.
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Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients:
½ cup brown rice (uncooked)
2 beefsteak tomatoes, diced
1 jalapeño, chopped
¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
1 head romaine lettuce, shredded
2 carrots, sliced into rounds
1 red bell pepper, sliced
1 ear of corn, kernels shaved from cob
15 ounce can (no salt) black beans, drained and rinsed
Instructions:
1. In a small saucepan, combine the rice with 1 cup of water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover, and cook until the rice is tender and the water is absorbed, 40 to 45 minutes. Fluff with fork and let cool.
2. To prepare the vinaigrette, combine the tomatoes, jalapeño, cilantro, lime juice, oil, and salt in a medium bowl.
3. Divide the lettuce evenly among 4 bowls. Top with the carrots, bell pepper, corn, beans, and rice. Spoon the vinaigrette over the top of each bowl just before serving.
Nutrition Info Per Serving:
(1/4 of the recipe) 310 calories, 9 g total fat, 1 g saturated fat, 12 g protein, 50 g carbohydrate, 12 g dietary fiber,
8 g sugar, 0 mg cholesterol, 200 mg sodium
By: Cleveland Clinic Wellness Editors
July 2016 Live.Life.Well.
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