5.0 from 3 votes
Black Bean Salsa
This colorful Black Bean Salsa recipe is as easy to make as it is versatile, with fresh veggies and the unexpected surprise of olives. Serve this salsa as a chips & dip appetizer or as a topping for your favorite Mexican-inspired main dishes!
Prep Time
15 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 12
Calories: 64 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
- 1 can (15 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 can (14 ounces) diced tomatoes (do not drain)
- ½ cup roughly chopped ripe black olives
- ½ cup roughly chopped green olives stuffed with pimentos
- 1½ cups diced bell peppers (I like to use a combination of red and yellow bell peppers, but any colors will work.)
- ½ cup diced onion (I like to use a sweet onion such as Vidalia, but any onion will work.)
- 1 tablespoon minced jalapeno pepper (add more or less, to taste)
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro
- ⅓ cup red wine vinegar
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a medium-sized bowl and fold together. Enjoy right away - or better yet, place in the fridge to let the flavors mingle for 1-3 hourse before serving.
- Serve with tortilla chips - ones shaped like scoops work especially well.
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Notes
- Adapted from the recipe box of my friend Ann Hauer. Originally from Ann’s friend Anne Perkins.
- Makes 3 pints of salsa.
- Can be made 1 day prior to serving.
- Can be made 1 day prior to serving.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1
Calories
64kcal
(3%)
Carbohydrates
10g
(3%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
2g
(3%)
Saturated Fat
0.3g
(2%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.2g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Sodium
362mg
(15%)
Potassium
238mg
(7%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
727IU
(15%)
Vitamin C
30mg
(33%)
Calcium
34mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 64
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 | |
| Calories | 64kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 3% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 362mg | 15% |
| Potassium | 238mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 727IU | 15% |
| Vitamin C | 30mg | 33% |
| Calcium | 34mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.