Santa Fe Rice Salad
This Easy Rice Salad Recipe delivers a punch of Santa Fe flavor and vibrant color to your plate!
Ingredients
Salad
- 2 cups cooked brown rice chilled
- 3/4 cup black beans rinsed and drained
- 1 cup grape tomatoes diced
- 1 ear fresh corn steamed and cut from the cob
- 1 medium orange bell pepper diced
- 3 green onions sliced
- 1 medium lime (juice and zest) ~ 1/4 cup
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon lime zest
- 1 small avocado diced
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro optional
Instructions
- In a large salad bowl, gently toss together the cooked rice, beans, corn, bell pepper, tomato, and green onions. Save the avocado to add after chilling.
- Juice and zest the lime. Add the juice to a small bowl along with the olive oil, honey, Dijon mustard, and garlic, whisking until well combined. Taste and season with salt to your preference.
- Add the lime zest to the bowl with the salad ingredients and pour the vinaigrette all over, tossing gently.
- Cover and chill for at least 30 minutes, or up to 24 hours. Just before serving, gently stir in diced avocado and chopped cilantro, if desired.
Notes
Recipe adapted from The Fresh Market Cookbook
- Rinse well. Be sure to rinse the black beans well and allow them to strain in a colander while you are prepping the veggies.
- Cooked rice. For a time-saver, make the rice the day before and give it the day to chill. You don't want warm rice here.
- Add cheese. If you have some cheese in the fridge, why not toss that in too?
- Over mixing. Try not to over mix this Sante Fe Salad. You do not want to crush the rice or the black beans.
- Picky family members? Try making the rice and beans in the large bowl and turning the rest into a "salad bar" with separate bowls of each vegetable and a carafe of the dressing.
Nutrition
Serving: 1ServingsCalories: 285kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 5gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 1gSodium: 115mgPotassium: 467mgFiber: 7gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 972IUVitamin C: 38mgCalcium: 31mgIron: 1mg
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