Black bean & rice salad
4 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | cups | Cooked rice cooled to room temperature |
| 1 | cup | Cooked black beans |
| 1 | cup | Chopped fresh tomato |
| 2 | ounces | Cheddar cheese (optional) shredded |
| 1 | tablespoon | Snipped fresh parsley |
| ¼ | cup | Light Italian dressing |
| 1 | tablespoon | Fresh lime juice |
| Lettuce leaves | ||
Directions
Combine rice, beans, tomato, cheese (if desired), and parsley in large bowl. Pour dressing and lime juice over rice mixture; toss. Serve on lettuce leaves.
Each serving provides:
* 209 calories
* 7⅖ g. protein
* 0.7 g. fat
* 45⅒ g. carbohydrate
* 3⅕ g. dietary fiber
* 560 mg. sodium
* 0 mg. cholesterol
NOTE: Optional ingredients are omitted from the nutritional analysis.
When ingredient choices appear in a recipe, the first ingredient is used for calculation.
Source: "Light, Lean & Low Fat" booklet Reprinted with permission from USA Rice Council Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias