Mango Black Bean Salad

Mango Black Bean Salad – Black beans and mangoes combine with bell pepper, jalapeno peppers and cilantro in this simple vegetarian, vegan, high-protein, and gluten-free bean salad recipe. The flavors are simple yet powerful, and the combination is really tasty.

Mango Black Bean Salad

This salad recipe is vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free. It’s also relatively low fat. With less than 200 calories per serving, this bean salad also qualifies as a low-calorie recipe. 

How to Tell if a Mango is Ripe

Most mangoes are easy to tell if they are ripe. Gently squeeze the fruit to judge it’s ripeness. A ripe mango will give slightly, indicating it has soft flesh inside. Use your experience with peaches or avocados, which also become softer as they ripen. Ripe mangos will sometimes have a fruity aroma at their stem. Make sure you use ripe mangos for this Mango Black Bean Salad.

Mango and Black Bean Salad

Mango Black Bean Salad – Black beans and mangoes combine with fresh bell pepper, fresh jalapeno peppers and fresh cilantro in this simple vegetarian, vegan, high-protein, and gluten-free bean salad recipe. The flavors are simple yet powerful, and the combination is really tasty.

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Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes minutes

Course: Salad, Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Mango

Servings: 4 people

Calories: 160kcal

Equipment

• No special equipment needed

Ingredients

• 1 can black beans drained and rinsed
• 1 cup sweet red orange, or yellow bell pepper (diced)
• 6 green onions chopped
• 1 jalapeno pepper seeded and minced
• 1/4 cup cilantro leaves chopped
• 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 cups mango peeled and diced
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

• In a large bowl, combine the black beans, diced bell pepper, green onions, minced jalapeno pepper, and cilantro.
  
• In a separate small bowl, whisk together the olive oil and lime juice
• Pour the olive oil and lime juice mixture over the bean mix, and gently toss together until well mixed.
• Once the ingredients are well combined, gently fold in the diced mango.
  
• Season lightly with salt and pepper.

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Nutrition

Serving: 0.75cup | Calories: 160kcal | Carbohydrates: 32.4g | Protein: 8.3g | Fat: 0.7g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 31.2mg | Potassium: 422.7mg | Fiber: 8.7g | Sugar: 7.9g | Vitamin A: 2030IU | Vitamin C: 75.6mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 0.8mg

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