There is the traditional way of eating black-eyed beans, fresh or dried (and soaked overnight), cooked with your choice of greens, fresh zucchini or pumpkin, and served with plenty of olive oil, lemon juice and tuna. And then there are other ways to enjoy black eyed beans. In a salad for instance!
Now that the weather is getting warmer, the Easter fast has begun and salads are becoming a main meal, we came up with these 3 creative and super easy salad to make in which black-eyed beans are the shining star ingredient.
Here we go!
Salad with Sweetcorn and Black-eyed Beans
This salad can be eaten on its own or as a side dish with grilled chicken.
Ingredients:
1 cup. black-eyed beans (boiled)
1 cup. red kidney beans
1 red pepper (diced)
1 green pepper (diced)
85 g. sweetcorn
2 fresh green onions (chopped)
1 lime (juice and zest)
1 handful fresh coriander (chopped)
25g. sun dried tomatoes, cut into strips (optional)
Method:
Place all your ingredients in a salad bowl and mix well! Voilà! Salad is ready!
Salad with Black-eyed Beans, Red Onion and Dill
This salad is the perfect accompaniment for both grilled chicken and fish.
Ingredients:
4 cups. black-eyed beans (boiled)
½ small red onion (chopped)
¼ cup. lemon juice (preferably freshly squeezed)
¼ cup. Virgin olive oil
½ cup. dill (chopped)
Salt and Pepper (to taste)
Method:
Place all your ingredients in a large bowl (with the exception of the dill) and mix well. Sprinkle your dill at the end and combine gently. Transfer your salad into a salad bowl and it’s ready to enjoy! If you’d like, drizzle some extra virgin olive oil before serving.
Spicy Black-eyed Bean Salad
A salad that can be enjoyed on its own or together with fajitas or quesadillas.
Ingredients:
1 ½ cups. black-eyed beans (boiled)
1 large cucumber (peeled and diced)
1 small red onion (chopped)
4 medium tomatoes (seeded and diced)
1 jalapeno pepper (chopped)
½ cup. fresh coriander (chopped)
2 cloves garlic (chopped)
½ cup. olive oil
¼ cup. lemon juice (preferably freshly squeezed)
Salt and Pepper (to taste)
Fresh coriander (for garnish)
Method:
Place all your ingredients in a large bowl together with the olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper and stir. Serve immediately or better yet, place the bowl in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to allow the flavors to fully develop and then serve. Garnish with fresh coriander!
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