- Serves: 1
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
Description
Here we top salad greens with black beans, sweet corn and grape tomatoes and bring it all together with a tangy avocado-lime dressing for a Mexican-inspired salad. Try this salad for a take-along lunch. To keep the salad greens from getting soggy, pack the greens, salad toppings and dressing in separate containers and toss them together just before eating.
Ingredients
1/2 ripe avocado
3/4 cup packed fresh cilantro
1/2 cup nonfat plain yogurt
2 scallions, chopped
1 clove garlic, quartered
1 tablespoon lime juice
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups mixed greens
1/2 cup black beans, canned (rinsed) or cooked
1/2 cup corn kernels, fresh or frozen (thawed)
1/2 cup grape tomatoes
3/4 cup packed fresh cilantro
1/2 cup nonfat plain yogurt
2 scallions, chopped
1 clove garlic, quartered
1 tablespoon lime juice
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups mixed greens
1/2 cup black beans, canned (rinsed) or cooked
1/2 cup corn kernels, fresh or frozen (thawed)
1/2 cup grape tomatoes
Cooking Instructions
Place avocado, cilantro, yogurt, scallions, garlic, lime juice, sugar and salt in a blender; blend until smooth.
Place greens in an individual salad bowl; toss with 2 tablespoons of the dressing. (Refrigerate the remaining dressing.) Top the greens with black beans, corn and tomatoes.
Place greens in an individual salad bowl; toss with 2 tablespoons of the dressing. (Refrigerate the remaining dressing.) Top the greens with black beans, corn and tomatoes.
Cook's Tip
To Make Ahead: Cover and refrigerate leftover dressing for up to 3 days.
- Nutritional Analysis
- Per serving
- Calories Per Serving
- 235
- Total Fat
- 4 g
- Saturated Fat
- 1 g
- Monounsaturated Fat
- 2 g
- Sodium
- 307 mg
- Carbohydrates
- 43 g
- Fiber
- 13 g
- Protein
- 13 g
- Potassium
- 1325 mg
2 starch, 2 vegetable, 1 lean meat, 1/2 fat
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