Rice and black bean salad - bon appetit
6 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | cups | Cooked rice, room temperature (about 1 C raw) |
| 1 | can | (16-oz) black beans, drained and rinsed |
| 1 | medium | Red bell pepper, minced |
| 1 | medium | Green bell pepper, minced |
| 4 | Green onions, minced | |
| ¼ | cup | Minced fresh cilantro |
| ⅓ | cup | Peanut oil |
| ¼ | cup | Fresh lime juice |
| Salt & freshly ground pepper | ||
| Lettuce leaves | ||
| 2 | Avocados, peeled and sliced | |
| 1 | Papaya, peeled, seeded and sliced | |
Directions
Combine first 6 ingredients in large bowl. Whisk together oil and lime juice in small bowl. Pour over rice mixture and toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
Line large bowl with lettuce. Mound salad in bowl. Garnish with sliced avocado and papaya and serve.
Bon Appetit/August/89 Scanned & fixed by Di and Gary