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Adobe Summer Salad

YIELD Makes 6 servings
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INGREDIENTS

3 cups cooked white rice, chilled
2 cups diced red and/or yellow or orange bell peppers
1 can (about 15 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained
1 large tomato, chopped
1 cup diced jicama
1 cup diced cooked chicken or turkey breast
3/4 cup sliced green onions
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 cup thick and chunky salsa
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/4 teaspoon salt
8 large romaine lettuce leaves
Lime wedges (optional)

PREPARATION:

  1. Combine rice, bell peppers, beans, tomato, jicama, chicken, green onions and cilantro in large bowl; mix well.
  2. Combine salsa, lime juice, oil and salt in small bowl. Add to salad; toss well. (Salad may be served immediately or covered and chilled up to 8 hours before serving.) Serve salad over lettuce leaves with lime wedges.
This recipe appears in: Southwestern
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION:
Fiber 10 g
Carbohydrate 43 g
Cholesterol 23 mg
Saturated Fat 2 g
Total Fat 8 g
Calories from Fat 25 %
Calories 284
Protein 15 g
Sodium 798 mg
DIETARY EXCHANGE:
Meat 1
Vegetable 2
Starch 2
Fat 1