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Texan-style Bean Salad with Wholegrain Basmati Rice, Avocado & Lime Dressing
This trending 'cowboy caviar' is packed with goodness! A medley of black beans, sweetcorn, juicy peppers and brown basmati rice. Dressed in a maple and zingy lime dressing. Creamy avocado, cherry tomatoes and fresh-cut coriander for a splash of green.
Ready in 20
2/3 daily fibre
5 of 5 a day
Low sat fat
Serving size
Ingredients
- 20g rocket
- 250g steamed brown basmati rice (Natural Brown Basmati Rice – Steamed (98%), Rice Bran Oil, Acacia Fibre.)
- 1 avocado
- 230g black beans (Rehydrated black beans, water, salt.)
- 110g baby tomatoes
- 30g maple and mustard dressing (Mustard) (cold pressed rapeseed oil, cider vinegar, maple syrup, water, dijon mustard, wholegrain mustard, salt, ground black pepper, xanthan gum.)
- 1 unwaxed lime
- 2 tsp chilli con carne spice mix (Paprika, Chilli Powder, Black Pepper, Coriander, Cumin, Garlic, Fenugreek, Oregano, Sea Salt)
- 1 handful of fresh coriander
- 140g sweetcorn (sweetcorn, water, salt)
- 1 onion
- 1 pepper
Nutritional Information
Calories: 685
Protein: 18g
Carbs: 82g
Fat: 36g
Ingredients
- 140g sweetcorn (use half) (sweetcorn, water, salt)
- 20g rocket (use half)
- 1 pepper (use half)
- 1 unwaxed lime (use half)
- 1 avocado (use half)
- 250g steamed brown basmati rice (use half) (Natural Brown Basmati Rice – Steamed (98%), Rice Bran Oil, Acacia Fibre.)
- 1 onion (use half)
- 110g baby tomatoes (use half)
- 230g black beans (use half) (Rehydrated black beans, water, salt.)
- 30g maple and mustard dressing (use half) (Mustard) (cold pressed rapeseed oil, cider vinegar, maple syrup, water, dijon mustard, wholegrain mustard, salt, ground black pepper, xanthan gum.)
- 2 tsp chilli con carne spice mix (use half) (Paprika, Chilli Powder, Black Pepper, Coriander, Cumin, Garlic, Fenugreek, Oregano, Sea Salt)
- 1 handful of fresh coriander (use half)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 685
Protein: 18g
Carbs: 82g
Fat: 36g
Texan-style Bean Salad with Wholegrain Basmati Rice, Avocado & Lime Dressing
This trending 'cowboy caviar' is packed with goodness! A medley of black beans, sweetcorn, juicy peppers and brown basmati rice. Dressed in a maple and zingy lime dressing. Creamy avocado, cherry tomatoes and fresh-cut coriander for a splash of green.
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Cooking Instructions
Before you start
- Pull out a large frying pan, a large bowl & a sieve
Prep & soften the veg
- Dice the pepper and onion into 2cm chunks. Drain and rinse the sweetcorn
- Heat the large frying pan with 1 tsp oil on medium-high heat. Once hot, add the pepper and onion and cook for 6-8 mins, until softening
- Add the sweetcorn and cook for another 3-4 mins, until the veg has softened and charred in places
Make the dressing
- Meanwhile, roughly chop the coriander
- Place the coriander into the large bowl and mix with the chilli con carne spice mix, maple & mustard dressing, the juice form half the lime, 2 tsp olive oil and a pinch of salt
- Halve the tomatoes. Drain and rinse the beans. Add both to the dressing bowl and toss to combine
Finish the prep & add the rice
- Thinly slice the avocado. Cut the remaining lime into wedges
- Add the rice to the veg pan and break it up with a wooden spoon. Add a splash of water and cook for 2-3 mins, until piping hot
Toss the salad & plate up
- Add the charred veg, rice and rocket to the dressing bowl and toss to combine
- Share the salad between bowls, topped with the sliced avocado. Garnish with the lime wedges
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