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An overhead view of a large salad bowl with southwest 3 bean salad made with pintos, white, and black beans, with cilantro lime dressing, cabbage, green onion, tomatoes, and avocado with fresh tomatoes, and cilantro surrounding the bowl along with a bowl of salad dressing and a small plate of salad.

Southwestern Three Bean Salad

Southwestern three bean salad is an essential summer must-have. The trio of beans paired with corn, cabbage, tomatoes, jalapenos, and creamy avocado is instantly satisfying, especially when you toss it all in my creamy cilantro lime dressing. We're talking minimal effort and maximum flavor with the perfect summer salad for meal prepping, BBQs, cookouts, and more. Oh yeah, and it's totally vegan, too!
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Total Time 20 minutes
Course Salad
Cuisine Mexican, Tex-Mex
Servings 6 servings
Calories 308 kcal

Ingredients
  

For Dressing:

  • 4 limes juiced
  • ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • ½ bunch cilantro stems and leaves
  • 1 tbsp turbinado sugar
  • ¼ tsp salt

For Salad:

  • 1 15-oz can black beans drained and rinsed
  • 1 15-oz can white northern beans drained and rinsed
  • 1 15-oz can pinto beans drained and rinsed
  • 2 cups frozen corn defrosted
  • 2 cups red cabbage shredded and chopped
  • 3 green onions white and green parts chopped
  • 4 campari tomatoes diced
  • 1 avocado peeled and diced
  • 1 jalapeno seeded and diced

Instructions
 

  • Make dressing by combining lime juice, olive oil, cilantro, salt amd sugar in a high speed blender and pureeing until smooth.
  • To a large bowl add the 3 types of beans, corn, tomato, cabbage, green onion, jalapeno and avocado. Pour dressing over the top and toss until well combined.
  • Serve over greens, with tortilla chips or as is.
  • Enjoy within 3 days for the best quality. The lime juice will preserve the avocado as long as it is wrapped tightly.

Nutrition

Calories: 308kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 4gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 17gSodium: 116mgPotassium: 568mgFiber: 6gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 879IUVitamin C: 47mgCalcium: 44mgIron: 1mg
Keyword southwestern bean salad, southwestern three bean salad, three bean salad
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