Low Fat Salad Recipes
Grilled Corn Salad With Black Beans & Rice Recipe
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some low fat recipes, and diabetic recipes. The one thing they
all have in common with this Grilled Corn Salad With Black Beans & Rice Recipe, is that they can
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Grilled Corn Salad With Black Beans & Rice Recipe
Grilled Corn Salad With Black Beans & Rice Recipe
Ingredients:
2/3 cup short-grain brown rice
15 oz black beans, drained and rinsed
3 large corn, husked
2 medium red onions -cut into 3/8-inch-thick slices
1 green bell pepper, cored -and quartered lengthwise
1 small ripe avocado
1/2 cup hot tomato salsa -preferably chipotle
1/2 cup fresh orange juice
1/3 cup fresh lime juice
3 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
1 tbsp canola oil
3/4 tsp ground cumin
salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
baked tortilla chips, optional
Instructions:
1. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook rice until al dente, 25 to
30 minutes. Drain and rinse. Place in a large bowl, toss with beans and set
aside.
2. Meanwhile, prepare a charcoal fire or preheat a gas grill.
3. Using a long-handled barbecue brush, lightly oil the grill rack. Grill
corn, onions and bell pepper, turning frequently, until tender and charred,
10 to 12 minutes.
4. Cut kernels from cobs and add to reserved rice and beans. Dice bell
pepper and half of the onions; add to rice mixture. Place remaining onions
in a mixing bowl. Peel and dice avocado; add half to rice mixture and half
to the bowl with sliced onions.
5. In a small bowl, whisk salsa, orange juice, lime juice, cilantro, oil
and cumin. Season with salt and pepper. Toss 3 tablespoons of the salsa
mixture with sliced onions and avocado. Toss the rest with rice mixture.
6. Spoon rice mixture onto a serving dish and top with onion-avocado
mixture. Serve with chips, if desired.
Makes about 7 cups, for 4 main-course or 6 side-dish servings.
490 calories per main-course serving; 17 grams protein; 14 grams fat(1.8
grams saturated fat); 82 grams carbohydrate; 135 mg sodium; 0 mg
cholesterol; 12 grams fiber.
Busted by Gail Shermeyer <4paws@netrax.net>
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Preparation Time: 0:00
Servings: 4
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