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Family-Famous Mexican Bean Salad
With over fifty 5-star reviews, you can see why this famous Mexican bean salad is a family staple! It's packed with fresh and simple ingredients, can be made in advance, and the best part? It gets better with time!
Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 100 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Appetizer , Condiments
Cuisine:
American , Mexican
Ingredients
Dressing
- ½ cup white vinegar 120 mL
- ¼ cup vegetable oil 60 mL
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
Salad
- 2 15-oz cans pinto or kidney beans drained and rinsed
- 1 15-oz can black beans drained and rinsed
- 1 15-oz can corn drained
- 1 red bell pepper diced
- ½ medium red onion finely diced
- 2 jalapeños seeded and finely chopped
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro
Instructions
- Dressing: Whisk together the Dressing ingredients. Set aside.
- Salad: Toss together the Salad ingredients.
- Combine: Mix the dressing into the salad mixture. Cover and refrigerate for an hour to allow flavors to mix (can skip this step if necessary). Keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5-7 days.
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Notes
- Storage: This salad will keep in the fridge in an air tight container for up to 5 days. I don't recommend freezing it.
- Can I use dried beans? Sure, just make them in advance how you normally would or according to the package.
Nutrition Information
Serving
0.5cup
Calories
100kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
11.2g
(4%)
Protein
2.8g
(6%)
Fat
5.1g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
0.9g
(5%)
Cholesterol
0mg
(0%)
Sodium
314mg
(13%)
Potassium
115mg
(3%)
Fiber
2.8g
(11%)
Sugar
2.6g
(5%)
Calcium
10mg
(1%)
Iron
1.3mg
(7%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 100
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 0.5cup | |
| Calories | 100kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 11.2g | 4% |
| Protein | 2.8g | 6% |
| Fat | 5.1g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.9g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 314mg | 13% |
| Potassium | 115mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 2.8g | 11% |
| Sugar | 2.6g | 5% |
| Calcium | 10mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1.3mg | 7% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.