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Southwest Rice and Bean Salad

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The end result of this salad is delicious. Incredible, in fact. The salad ingredients are tasty and, paired with the tangy sweet dressing, it’s a knockout.

Ingredients

  • 5 cups Cooked Rice, Warm Or At Room Temperature
  • 2 teaspoons Salt
  • 1 can (16-oz.) Black Beans, Rinsed And Drained
  • 1 can (16-oz.) Pinto Beans, Rinsed And Drained
  • 2 cups Cubed Cooked Chicken
  • 1 can (12-oz.) Corn, Drained
  • 4 whole Green Onions, Sliced (white And Green Parts)
  • FOR THE DRESSING:
  • ¼ cups Fresh Lime Juice
  • 2 Tablespoons Red Wine Vinegar
  • 2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
  • ⅔ cups Canola Oil
  • 4 whole Pickled Jalapeno Pepper Rounds (found In A Glass Jar Near The Olives At The Grocery Store)
  • 2 teaspoons Chili Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin

Preparation

Combine all of the salad ingredients together in a large bowl. Combine dressing ingredients in a blender until peppers are finely minced. Toss with the salad. Serve warm or at room temperature.

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jesshopper22 on 11.6.2011

This looks delicious, putting it on my list to try this week! This is probably a silly question, but when you say rice, do you mean just white rice or a spanish rice? Thanks!

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Sagey on 2.22.2010

I made this for a church potluck. It was super easy and tasty. I followed the recipe to a T, except I used 1.5 Tbsp of brown sugar. This makes a ton so it is a perfect potluck dish. Thanks for such a wonderful simple recipe!

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erinlyn on 11.9.2009

Ohhhh was this delicious! Such an awesome recipe!

Easy to throw together, very healthy, extremely tasty–everything you could want in a recipe. Thanks for sharing!

I adjusted the dressing recipe a bit to suit our tastes–made a little more dressing than the recipe called for, added a couple of extra jalapeno rounds and used honey instead of brown sugar. But ultimately, this is a total winner. We’ll be adding this to the regular rotation in our house!

Now…I have to run to the fridge to get some leftovers for lunch…!

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Kelly W. S. on 11.6.2009

Yum, yum, yum! I will probably cut the sugar the next time I make it, though, so it’s more tangy and a little less sweet.

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pnknsgrama on 10.19.2009

I paired the salad with the Chimichanga Blancos and it was fabulous.

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kj on 5.24.2015

Amazingly good!

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terrilw on 4.20.2015

Excellent! I made it exactly as the recipe is written. I’m always a little skeptical about having enough dressing, but this allowed for plenty to coat everything well. Will definitely make again.

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cs3andme on 9.25.2012

I added this to my recipe box quite a while ago and just got around to making it tonight. Why did I wait so long???? It was absolutely delicious, filling yet light, and will be a regular part of my dinner rotation from now on. Thanks so much for sharing.

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red1313 on 3.1.2012

Did not change anything in the recipe and it turned out so good. Will definitely make again.

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lorelei on 1.4.2012

So simple and delicious! I’ve made it at least 3 times already. The whole family loves it! We will definitely be a regular. Thank you so much!

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