Southwestern Salad

servings
Makes 1 serving
prep time
15 minutes
cook time
30 minutes
A mason jar filled with Southwestern Salad featuring green dressing, tomatoes, and avocado.

Southwestern Salad

Colorful with lots of protein and antioxidants, this hearty salad will keep you satisfied until dinnertime. You can step it up a notch with a little hot sauce in your salad dressing if you want to make things interesting.

Ingredients

For the Salad

  • •3 tablespoons Lime Vinaigrette
  • •½ cup black beans, rinsed and drained
  • •½ red vine-ripened tomato, diced
  • •¼ red bell pepper, diced
  • •¼ yellow bell pepper, diced
  • •½ cup diced avocado (optional)
  • •½ cup corn kernels, fresh or frozen
  • •2 cups mixed salad greens
  • •1 ounce Cheddar cheese, grated
  • •1 quart-size Mason jar
  • •2 tablespoons lime juice
  • •1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
  • •pinch of salt
  • •freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • •dash of hot sauce (optional)
  • •3 tablespoons olive oil

For the Lime Vinaigrette

  • •2 tablespoons lime juice
  • •1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
  • •pinch of salt
  • •freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • •dash of hot sauce (optional)
  • •3 tablespoons olive oil

Lime Vinaigrette:
Whisk together the lime juice, cilantro, salt, pepper, and hot sauce (if using). Slowly add the olive oil, whisking, until the dressing thickens.

To assemble the salad:
Start by pouring the vinaigrette dressing into the Mason jar. Then layer in the black beans, tomato, bell peppers, avocado, and corn. Finish with the salad greens and, finally, the Cheddar cheese. Seal and refrigerate until ready to use.

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About the author

Eva Baughman has loved studying and practicing photography since buying a second hand Nikkormat SLR when she was first out of college. Photography took a secondary role while she raised a family and worked as a pastry chef and as a recipe tester. When her nest emptied, her passion to create images was reignited. Now it’s with a Pentax DSLR, a Fujifilm X-T1 and in the digital darkroom. She especially enjoys travel and nature photography, has exhibited in New Hampshire, and has had her photos published by the New York Times for food-related stories.

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Eva Baughman

Eva Baughman

Eva Baughman has worked as a mom, a pastry chef and a recipe tester. She enjoys travel and nature photography.

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