Heart Healthy-Low Cal-Meatless Black Bean Salad Recipe

Heart Healthy-Low Cal-Meatless Black Bean Salad Recipe

It’s summer and hot…just imagine black beans and toasted almonds tossed with a honey-jalapeno-lime dressing served over arugula and finished with a bit of feta. Just something delicious, full of protein and light for summer

Baby Boomers, if you go meatless, just one day a week…you will be dieting, helping the plant go green and having some great dishes that you normally do not eat.

INGREDIENTS for Heart Healthy-Low Cal-Meatless Black Bean Salad Recipe

* 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
* 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
* 1 tablespoon honey
* 1/2 small jalapeño, seeded, deveined and chopped
* 1/2 teaspoon fine grain sea salt
* 1 small garlic clove
* 1/2 teaspoon mustard
* 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
* 2 -3 big handfuls baby arugula (or other salad dark greens), well washed and dried
* 3 cups cooked black beans or 2 cans of black beans rinsed and drained
* 1/4 cup feta, crumbled
* 1/3 cup sliced almonds, toasted

DIRECTIONS for Heart Healthy-Low Cal-Meatless Black Bean Salad Recipe

Making The Dressing

* We use an immersion blender…but a blender or food processor will work just as well

* Combine the lime juice, vinegar, honey, jalapeño, salt, garlic and mustard and puree

* Add the olive oil and puree until everything comes together.

* Taste and adjust with more salt, honey, or lime juice if needed

* Set aside until you are ready to serve the salad

* Just before you are ready to serve the salad, gently toss the arugula with a bit of the dressing

* Arrange it on a platter

* Now toss the beans and most of the almonds with a generous splash of the dressing

* Arrange the beans on top of the arugula and finish by sprinkling with the remaining almonds and the crumbled feta cheese

Serves 4-5

Serving suggestions: substitute the dark greens of your choice and you can do the same with your choice of nuts. I prefer toasted pine nuts or rice noodles.

We hope that you go meatless one day a week and have enjoyed “Heart Healthy-Low Cal-Meatless Black Bean Salad Recipe.” for more delicious recipes, go to BBAC’s Recipe Section.

Bon Appetit

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