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Rice and Bean Salad

Black rice and black beans team up, for an antioxidant-rich salad packed with delicious good health. Bright, crunchy vegetables add color and taste contrast.

Prep Time:

10 minutes

Total Time:

60 minutes

Yield:

9 servings

Nutrition Facts

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Nutrition Facts

  • Calories: 210
  • Total Fat: 9 g
  • (Saturated Fat: 1.5 g)
  • Sodium: 110 mg
  • Carbohydrate: 31 g
  • Fiber: 5 g
  • Protein: 5 g.

Ingredients

1 cup black rice (or any whole grain rice)

2 cups water

3 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar

1 clove garlic, minced

⅓ cup olive oil

1-½ cups frozen corn

2 cups halved cherry tomatoes

4 green onions, sliced

1 red bell pepper, diced

2 Tbsp. chopped cilantro

1 (15.5 oz) can black beans, rinsed & drained

Instructions

  1. Bring water to boil in a medium saucepan with a tight fitting lid. Stir in black rice, reduce heat to simmer, cover and cook 50 minutes. Remove from heat and let steam 10 minutes. Cool.
  2. Whisk vinegar, olive oil, and garlic in a large bowl. Salt and pepper to taste.
  3. Add rice to bowl. Add remaining ingredients; toss to combine. Cover and refrigerate. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead.)
  4. Bring to room temperature before serving. Add salt and pepper to taste.

For more delicious rice recipes, visit Lundberg Family Farms.

How’d it Taste?

  • Rebecca A Stevenson says:

    Thank you for this recipe. I need low sodium recipes. I will try this and rinse the beans or cook them from scratch.

  • NovaMom says:

    This is delicious, and so fresh tasting!! I used basmati rice because it’s all I had on hand, but am getting black rice for next time.

    Thank you for these fantastic recipes, have made several now and love them all.

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