Saturday, March 15, 2008

An Old Standby

Black Bean Taco Salad

Black Bean-Taco Salad with Lime Vinaigrette
Suggestions for the Salad:
  • Romaine lettuce
  • black beans (drained and rinsed)
  • chopped tomato
  • chopped green pepper
  • finely diced red onion
  • avacado
  • shredded cheddar cheese

For the Dressing:

1/4 C chopped tomato
1/4 chopped cilantro
2 T olive oil
1 T cider vinegar
1 t lime zest
1 T lime juice
1/4 t salt
1/4 t cumin
1/4 t chili powder
1/4 t pepper
1 garlic clove

Put all ingredients in a food processor and blend until smooth.  Toss with salad ingredients and serve with chips.  For the kids I also add a side of quesadilla!

2 comments:

amanda jane said...

this looks yummy! but you always choose things that make me want to eat!

Michele said...

This was tasty except for the red onion was way too strong! It overpowered everything else. Good thing we all had some :)