Black Bean Salad

This spicy vegan black bean salad is packed with veggies and is suited to a dinner side or quick lunch.

At Avdaye, we add lots of tips in all of our recipes – because we are a home cook without any formal training, and we find we are more confident making dishes when we understand why it works, and what each ingredient means to the flavor of a recipe. Our goal is for even the most beginner home cook to feel empowered in the kitchen.

Vegan Black Bean Salad

There are some recipes that aren't recipes, but fresh ingredients thrown together in a moment out of desperate hunger and a desire to eat healthy despite the lack of willingness to cook. Those combinations usually end up being some of our favorite dishes- staples we eat time and time again. And this Black Bean Salad is one of them! Quick, easy, fresh- and can be eaten on it's own, tossed in tacos or burritos, baked into a casserole, thrown into a stew. This recipe is a fabulous base for so many dishes, we hope you love it as much as we do!

Once you try out the flavors we combined here, you can add some of your own favorites. Kick it up with diced habaneros, mix in some crumbled queso fresco, top it with chili, or mix into an enchilada!

We prefer the veggies raw in this version- but if you find you have tummy troubles with these, we'd cook the onions, peppers and zucchinis and toss with the other ingredients. If you'd like to up the protein, we'd add pinto beans. You can also add browned ground beef or chicken/beef fajitas to substitute the beans and make it paleo-friendly.

This salad also incredibly good in this vegan chickpea burrito!

More good Vegan Dishes

If you want to add meat to this black bean salad try our one pot spicy garlic chicken thighseasy dutch oven lemon garlic chickenor our favorite grilled chicken with cashew cilantro pesto – yum!

Check out more of our good vegan recipes:

Black Bean Salad Recipe

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Ingredients

• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• ½ tsp cumin
• 1 tsp sea salt
• ¼ tsp black pepper
• 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 bell pepper, diced
• ½ red or white onion, diced
• 1 medium zucchini, quartered and diced
• ½ cup shredded red cabbage

Method

1. Combine the oil, lime juice, cumin, salt, and pepper in a large bowl.
2. Add the beans, bell pepper, onion, zucchini, and red cabbage.
3. Toss to combine, taste and adjust seasoning, add more salt if needed.
4. Enjoy at room temperature or chilled.