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Fiesta Bean Salad is made with black beans, chick peas, tomatoes, cilantro and avocado tossed with a cumin-lime vinaigrette.

Fiesta Bean Salad

This delicious fiesta bean salad is loaded with fiber! I attempt to eat a lot of legumes each week to get more fiber, and I like the brilliant, fresh flavors of this quick and straightforward salad! Combining black beans and chickpeas with avocado, tomatoes and lime, creates a vibrant and flavorful salad perfect to prep ahead for the week. Make this for lunch or as a healthy side dish to go along with grilled steak, tacos, shrimp or chicken. For more salads with canned chickpeas, you could also love this Chickpea Salad or this Greek Chickpea Salad.

Something magical happens while you mix cumin, cilantro and lime juice. I can seriously add this to absolutely anything and be a comfortable camper.

I confess that I didn’t all the time like beans in my salads, I feel it’s a texture thing because I like beans simmered in soups or with rice, but… add some avocados, cilantro, red onion, lime juice, and cumin and I’m in love! What’s more it’s antioxidant wealthy, stuffed with heart healthy fats, and high in fiber which keeps you full and satisfied.

Ingredients:

• Beans: Canned black beans and garbanzo beans
• Vegetables and Herbs: Tomatoes, avocado, red onion and cilantro
• Salad Dressing: garlic, lime juice, cumin, olive oil, crushed red pepper flakes, salt and pepper

Variations:

• You may add corn, it’s especially great with charred summer corn off the cob
• Omit cilantro in case you’re not a fan
• Swap the beans or garbanzo beans for white beans, pink peas or black eyed peas.

Serving Size

This serves 4 as a side dish, in case you prefer to have this as a most important dish, then it could serve 2. You may easily double or triple the recipe to serve more.

Meal Prep

This might be made ahead and stored within the refrigerator an airtight container for as much as 4 days. If I were making this ahead, I would go away the avocado out and add just before eating.

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Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 0 mins

Total: 10 mins

Yield: 4 servings

Serving Size: 1 generous cup as a side

• In a big bowl, mix the garlic, lime juice, oil, cumin, crushed red pepper, and salt.

• Add the black beans, chickpeas, tomato, onion and cilantro; mix well.

• When able to eat, gently mix in avocado and serve instantly.

Last Step:

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That is 1 generous cup which is ideal as a side dish to eat together with your favorite protein. If you must eat this for lunch, I might double the portion.

Serving: 1 generous cup as a side, Calories: 335 kcal, Carbohydrates: 47 g, Protein: 14 g, Fat: 11.5 g, Saturated Fat: 2 g, Sodium: 481.5 mg, Fiber: 15.5 g, Sugar: 0.5 g