Refreshing Adobe Summer Salad Recipe - Easy & Healthy

Adobe Summer Salad

YIELD Makes 6 servings

INGREDIENTS

3 cups cooked white rice, chilled 2 cups diced red and/or yellow or orange bell peppers 1 can (about 15 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained 1 large tomato, chopped 1 cup diced jicama 1 cup diced cooked chicken or turkey breast 3/4 cup sliced green onions 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro 1 cup thick and chunky salsa 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1/4 teaspoon salt 8 large romaine lettuce leaves Lime wedges (optional)

PREPARATION:

1. Combine rice, bell peppers, beans, tomato, jicama, chicken, green onions and cilantro in large bowl; mix well.
2. Combine salsa, lime juice, oil and salt in small bowl. Add to salad; toss well. (Salad may be served immediately or covered and chilled up to 8 hours before serving.) Serve salad over lettuce leaves with lime wedges.

This recipe appears in: Southwestern NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION: Fiber 10 g Carbohydrate 43 g Cholesterol 23 mg Saturated Fat 2 g Total Fat 8 g Calories from Fat 25 % Calories 284 Protein 15 g Sodium 798 mg DIETARY EXCHANGE: Meat 1 Vegetable 2 Starch 2 Fat 1