Tomato Avocado Black Bean Salad with Cilantro Lime Dressing

Looking for a fresh and nutritious salad recipe? Try this delicious and easy-to-make vegan tomato avocado black bean salad! Packed with protein and bursting with flavour, this wholesome salad is a perfect blend of juicy tomatoes, creamy avocados, and hearty black beans, all tossed with a tangy cilantro lime dressing!

❤️ Why you'll love this salad

• Search no further than this Tomato Avocado Black Bean Salad recipe if you're looking for a nutritious salad that packs a punch of flavour! Tossed with a tangy cilantro-lime dressing, this refreshing salad is bursting with vibrant colours.
• In the summer months, this Southwestern salad is a great way to use up that summer produce ripening in your garden or overflowing farm market stands. It's crispy, crunchy and creamy all at the same time!
• It's equally as delicious in the middle of winter, however. Add colour to your diet, year-round!
• If you're avoiding corn in your diet, this fresh veggie salad is for you! While a traditional Southwestern Black Bean Salad includes corn, this one does not.
• This salad is perfect for a light dinner, but it also stands up well as a make-ahead lunch, if you add the avocado just before serving.

🛒 Ingredients 

Check your fridge and pantry to see if you have everything you'll need to make this vegan Southwestern Tomato Avocado Salad!

• tomatoes: Any colour will do. Cherry tomatoes will work well, too.
• cucumber: for that crisp crunch! Garden cucumbers may need peeling, English cukes don't. Split the cucumber down the center and remove the seeds. A teaspoon works well for this job.
• bell pepper:  I used a red one, as I didn't use red tomatoes, but feel free to choose any colour.
• avocado: add just before serving, or serve on the side as it will discolour and soften before the other veggies do.
• black beans:  canned, rinsed and drained. Half a can is all you'll need, but feel free to add more if you love them!
• red onion: soak slices for a few minutes to remove the strong flavour
• cilantro leaves: just ¼ cup or so
• lime
• olive oil: extra virgin
• white wine vinegar
• chili powder
• sea salt or Kosher salt

🔪 Instructions

This Southwestern Black Bean Salad takes only 20 minutes to make.

1. Chop the veggies (except for the avocado) and arrange them in a salad bowl.
2. Drain and rinse black beans and add to the salad.
3. Combine the dressing ingredients.
4. Serving a large group? Double the recipe, make it up to 6 hours ahead of time, cover and refrigerate.
5. Add the avocado to the salad just before serving to prevent browning.
6.  Toss with the cilantro-lime dressing and serve!

🍽 Serving suggestions

Serve this Tomato Avocado Black Bean Salad as a side dish with grilled chicken or with:

• 4 Ingredient Honey-Lime Chili Chicken Thighs
• Easy Honey Chili Lime Glazed Salmon
• Baked Chicken Fajita Casserole
• Air Fryer Chicken Fajitas

📖 Recipe

Tomato Avocado Black Bean Salad with Cilantro Lime Dressing

This healthy Southwestern Salad is perfect for potlucks, as a side dish or for lunch! It's a vegan Tomato Avocado Black Bean Salad tossed with a tangy cilantro lime dressing.

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Course: Salads and Dressings

Cuisine: Tex-Mex, Vegan, Vegetarian

Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan

Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes minutes

Servings: 4

Calories: 244kcal

Author: Elaine

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Ingredients

• ▢ 4 medium tomatoes, chopped, or 2 cups cherry tomatoes
• ▢ 1 large avocado, peeled, pitted and chopped
• ▢ 1 large red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
• ▢ 1 medium cucumber, seeded and sliced
• ▢ ¼ small red onion, thinly sliced
• ▢ ½ 14 oz. can black beans, drained and rinsed

Cilantro Lime Dressing

• ▢ ¼ cup olive oil, extra virgin
• ▢ 2 tablespoon white wine vinegar
• ▢ 2 tablespoon lime juice, freshly squeezed from one lime
• ▢ 1 teaspoon lime zest
• ▢ ¼ cup cilantro leaves, finely chopped
• ▢ ¼ to ½ teaspoon chili powder
• ▢ ½ teaspoon sea salt or Kosher salt to taste

Instructions

• Chop the veggies, leaving the avocado until last.
• Drain the black beans, rinse thoroughly.
• Combine the vegetables and beans in a salad bowl.
• Add chopped or sliced avocado just before serving.
• Combine Cilantro Lime dressing ingredients, check the seasoning, then toss with dressing, and serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 244kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 461mg | Potassium: 617mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1641IU | Vitamin C: 72mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 2mg

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