Rice, Black Bean & Feta Salad
"Fast easy salad for summer evenings."
photo by heyjude104
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
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5
ingredients
- 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed,drained
- 1 1⁄2 cups chopped tomatoes
- 1 1⁄2 cups cooked rice
- 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package crumbled reduced fat feta cheese
- 1⁄2 cup celery, chopped
- 1⁄2 cup green onion, chopped
- 1⁄2 cup Italian dressing
- 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro or 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
directions
- Mix all ingredients.
- Refrigerate.
- Serve.
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Reviews
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Everybody loves it, a great make-ahead dish. -
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My step-daughter gave me this recipe and it is to dye for. Loved everything about it. My sis and I subed purple hule peas one night for the black beans and I would not recommend that to anyone. I did cut back a little on the Feta cheese for personal preference, but other than that made as directed. Can't wait for garden fresh veggies. -
This was a great side to grilled chicken on a hot evening. I omitted the celery, and used fat free dressing and reduced fat feta, with good success. We think it would also be good with grilled shrimp. Thanks for posting! -
This was totally devoured at a family dinner. Had to skip the onion for an allergy, added some corn and subbed jicama for the celery. Everyone raved, and I took home an empty bowl. Can't get a better endorsement than that! -
This came out terrific and it was the perfect, complete meal for a hot day in August. I used chopped celery from our store's salad bar instead of buying a whole stalk of celery for this recipe to save time and money. I cooked the rice in a rice cooker first. In the mean time, I chopped aand combined the tomatoes, celery, green onions and parsley in a bowl. As soon as the rice was cooked, I added it to the bowl with the Italian dressing, then marinated the salad overnight to let the flavors have time to blend. I added the feta cheese as a garnish on top, right before serving, so it wouldn't be slimy in the salad. I used Wishbone's Italian Dressing with Herbs and Spices. Fresh and easy. Thanks Tish!
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This was totally devoured at a family dinner. Had to skip the onion for an allergy, added some corn and subbed jicama for the celery. Everyone raved, and I took home an empty bowl. Can't get a better endorsement than that!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
TishT
Las Vegas, Nevada
I live in Las Vegas. I was lucky enough to run into Recipezaar around Nov. 2000 and got hooked quickly. I am a cookbook collector and have been collecting recipes for as long as I can remember. My DH had to build in shelves for all my cookbooks! I like to dabble with OAMC and for a few years hosted the Budget/OAMC forum with some great people over there. Even though I don't work in the forum any longer I've set up a lot of cookbooks for the purpose of OAMC and stretching food that might be helpful. Please feel free to check them out! I go on food jags and cooking jags! Please come say hi to me and chat on facebook. I currently host a blog for saving money through finding deals and coupons if you are interested. Most of the time I try to cook and have a good dinner on the table but I'll be honest enough to say there is still fast food occasionally in the budget! I have had such wonderful support here whenever I need it. Thank you all for being here! Just a quick note on how I rate recipes:
? 5 stars - This recipe is perfect. (My DH is truly a critic and doesn't give 5's unless it's amazing) I would recommend it to others and would definitely make again.
? 4 stars - This recipe was good but I would change something in it next time.
? 3 stars - This is a recipe I would not make again but it was OK
? 2 stars - This recipe I would not make again and we didn't like it at all
? 1 star - This recipes did not work out/taste was unappealing and wouldn't make again
