Mexican Salad
Mexican Salad
YIELD Makes 4 to 6 servings
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INGREDIENTS
| 3/4 | cup uncooked dried black beans, rinsed |
| Sun-Dried Tomato Vinaigrette (recipe) | |
| 1/2 | cup dried lentils, rinsed |
| 2 | large red bell peppers, halved and seeded |
| 1‑1/2 | cups thawed frozen corn |
| 1/2 | cup finely chopped onion |
| 1/4 | cup chopped fresh parsley |
| Tortilla chips | |
PREPARATION:
- Place beans in large saucepan; cover with 4 inches of water. Bring to a boil over high heat. Uncover pan; boil for 2 minutes. Remove pan from heat; cover. Let stand 1 hour in water, Drain.
- Prepare Sun-Dried Tomato Vinaigrette; set aside.
- Place lentils in 2-quart saucepan; cover with 2 inches water. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to low; simmer, covered, 35 minutes or until lentils are tender. Drain.
- Preheat broiler. Place peppers on foil-lined broiler pan. Broil, 4 inches from heat, 15 to 20 minutes until blackened on all sides, turning peppers every 5 minutes. Place blackened peppers in paper bag. Close bag; set aside to cool about 15 minutes. Place cooled peppers on cutting board. Peel off skins with paring knife. Lay peppers flat; slice lengthwise into 1/4-inch strips. Cut strips into 2-inch pieces.
- Combine beans, lentils, pepper pieces, corn, onion and parsley in large bowl. Pour Sun-Dried Tomato Vinaigrette over bean mixture; mix well. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate 2 to 3 hours. Stir just before serving. Serve with tortilla chips. Garnish, if desired.
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Mexican
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION:
| Serving Size: | 1/4 of recipe |
| Sodium | 194 mg |
| Protein | 18 g |
| Fiber | 17 g |
| Carbohydrate | 59 g |
| Saturated Fat | 4 g |
| Total Fat | 30 g |
| Calories from Fat | 47 % |
| Calories | 553 |
DIETARY EXCHANGE:
| Fat | 5 |
| Meat | 1 |
| Starch | 4 |
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