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Black Bean Corn Avocado Salad
This Black Bean Corn Avocado Salad comes together in just 10 minutes with canned black beans, fresh avocado, grilled corn, cherry tomatoes, and a zesty lime-cayenne dressing. It's vegan, gluten-free, packed with fiber, and works beautifully as a side dish, meal prep lunch, or dip with tortilla chips.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 2 ears of corn, (or 2 cups canned/frozen kernels)
- drizzle olive oil, (to use if grilling corn)
- 15 oz can black beans, (2 cans)
- 1 red onion
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes
- 1 red pepper
- 2 large ripe avocados
- ½ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- 1 lime
- 4 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Place a grill pan over a medium high heat. Brush the corn cobs with a drizzle of olive oil and add to the hot grill pan. Grill until charred them set aside to cool.
- Meanwhile, drain and rinse the black beans, peel and finely dice the red onion.Cut the cherry tomatoes in half. Cut the red pepper in half, remove the seeds then dice it. Peel and de-stone the avocados then roughly chop. Finely chop the cilantro.
- When the corn is cool use a sharp knife to cut away the corn kernels.
- To a large salad bowl, add the corn, black beans, red onion, cherry tomatoes and red pepper.
- In a separate small bowl add the lime juice, extra virgin olive oil, cayenne pepper and a pinch of salt and pepper. Use a fork to whisk until the dressing is emulsified.
- Pour the dressing over the ingredients in the salad bowl and toss thoroughly to combine.
- Add the avocado and chopped cilantro then gently toss to combine.
- Check for seasoning then add salt and pepper to taste, if needed.
- Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
Black Bean Corn Avocado Salad
Amount per Serving
Calories
447
% Daily Value*
Fat
30
g
46
%
Saturated Fat
4
g
25
%
Trans Fat
0.003
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
4
g
Monounsaturated Fat
20
g
Sodium
430
mg
19
%
Potassium
1136
mg
32
%
Carbohydrates
41
g
14
%
Fiber
16
g
67
%
Sugar
7
g
8
%
Protein
11
g
22
%
Vitamin A
1588
IU
32
%
Vitamin C
65
mg
79
%
Calcium
65
mg
7
%
Iron
3
mg
17
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy only. This information comes from online calculators. Although whatsinthepan.com attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
