Black bean & rice salad

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 cups Cooked rice cooled to room temperature
1 cup Cooked black beans
1 cup Chopped fresh tomato
2 ounces Cheddar cheese (optional) shredded
1 tablespoon Snipped fresh parsley
¼ cup Light Italian dressing
1 tablespoon Fresh lime juice
Lettuce leaves

Directions

Combine rice, beans, tomato, cheese (if desired), and parsley in large bowl. Pour dressing and lime juice over rice mixture; toss. Serve on lettuce leaves.

Each serving provides:

* 209 calories

* 7⅖ g. protein

* 0.7 g. fat

* 45⅒ g. carbohydrate

* 3⅕ g. dietary fiber

* 560 mg. sodium

* 0 mg. cholesterol

NOTE: Optional ingredients are omitted from the nutritional analysis.

When ingredient choices appear in a recipe, the first ingredient is used for calculation.

Source: "Light, Lean & Low Fat" booklet Reprinted with permission from USA Rice Council Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias

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