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Black Bean Salad (Recipe)

Black Bean Salad (Recipe)

Ingredients

• 2 diced bell pepper use red, yellow, or orange you can also add a green in there if you like
  
• ½ large red onion diced
  
• 2 medium cucumbers diced
  
• 15 cherry tomatoes cut in slices
  
• 2 red or green jalapeños diced remove seeds for less heat
• 4 ears of corn cut off the cob
• 250 g (1.5 cups) Chickpeas cooked; 1 400g/15oz can, drained
• 1 large handful of fresh cilantro chopped
• 1 can black beans drained and rinsed
• 1 cup feta cheese

For the dressing

• 2 large limes juiced
  
• ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
  
• 2 teaspoon pink salt or sea salt
  
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• 2 teaspoon honey

Instructions

• 1.  Dice bell peppers into small chunks and put them in a large bowl.

• 2. Dice cucumbers and red onion and add to the bowl.

• 3. Slice cherry tomatoes into small slices and add them to the bowl.

• 4. Chop the jalapeños into small chunks and add them to the bowl. Remove seeds for less heat.

• 5. Cut the corn off of the cob and add it in. I have seen people use frozen corn but I think the texture would be weird.

• 6. Chop the cilantro up really well and add to the bowl.

• 7. Drain and rinse chickpeas and black beans and add to the bowl.

• 8. Add in feta.

Dressing: 

• Juice large limes into a small bowl
• Add in olive oil, ACV, salt, pepper, and paprika.
• Pour over the salad and mix well.

Enjoy!!!

Servings : 10
Ready in : 30 Minutes
Course : Dinner, Lunch, Main Dish

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