Black beans, diced mango, and avocado taste heavenly together in this delicious salad recipe. Fresh, perfectly ripe mangos are best, of course, but they’re not always in season and occasionally unreliable. Once in a while I like to take the guesswork out of mangos and use canned (organic), which is akin to using canned pineapple—you know exactly what you’re going to get. Otherwise, tiny clementine sections work well to give little bursts of fruity flavor.
Black Bean and Avocado Salad with Oranges or Mango
Author: Nava
Recipe type: Bean Salad
Cuisine: Healthy
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Serves: 6
Black beans, diced mango, and avocado taste heavenly together in this delicious salad.
Ingredients
- 1 (15–16 oz) can black beans, drained and rinsed (about 1½ cups)
- 1 medium avocado, cut into ½-inch dice
- 1 medium mango (or one 15–16 oz can, drained), cut into ½ inch dice, or 2 to 3 tiny seedless oranges, like clementines
- 1 medium red bell pepper, cut into ½-inch dice
- 2 scallions, thinly sliced
- 1–2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, as desired
- 2–3 tbsp lime juice, to taste
- fresh cilantro, minced to taste, optional
- salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
- mixed baby greens or baby spinach, optional
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients except the baby greens or spinach in a mixing bowl and stir together.
- If you'd like, arrange a bed of greens or spinach on a platter and arrange the bean salad on top of it. Otherwise, serve straight from the bowl.
Nutrition Information
Per serving: 174 calories; 10g fat; 18g carbs; 6g fiber; 5g protein; 175mg sodium
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3 Comments
Pita
January 6, 2014 at 12:56 pmHi, I was thinking I would love to add vegetarian meals to my meals time . But not sure if I know how.
thank you
Pita
Nava
January 15, 2014 at 10:59 pmPita, there’s not too much to it — try to make things you already like, but it plant-based versions. For example, pasta or rice dishes, pizzas, soups. If you join VegKitchen’s Facebook page, you’ll get several easy, seasonal ideas each and every day, answering the question of what to make: https://www.facebook.com/VegKitchen
Nikki
September 5, 2016 at 12:06 pmLove this black bean salad!