Description
Savory black beans & rice, topped with a huge salad with salsa is one of my FAVORITE vegan meals. It's one huge Mexican Salad Bowl!
Ingredients
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- 3-4 cups cooked rice
- 1/2 cup diced red onion
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- 2 cans black beans, 15oz ea
- 1-2 tsp green chile/jalapeno (optional)
- 1/4 cup low-sodium vegetable broth (if needed)
- your favorite salad greens (as much or as little as you prefer)
- your favorite salad garnishes (sliced radish, red onion strips, chopped cabbage, cherry tomatoes, etc)
- 1/4 cup guacamole (optional)
- 1/4 cup of your favorite salsa
Instructions
- Prepare rice
- Meanwhile, saute onion & garlic until softened
- Drain and rinse beans and add 1 can to the onions
- Gently mash to refried bean consistency
- Add 2nd can of beans and mix
- Add vegetable broth as needed if the skillet becomes too dry
- Chop salad greens
- Prep garnishes
- Serve by layering beans, and rice on the bottom of a large salad bowl
- Add your salad greens
- Top with garnishes with your salsa on the side