Salad Recipe ∗ Black Bean and Cucumber Salad

I came up with this salad when I realized I had some leftover salad items that needed to be used up. It's refreshing and light! It can be easily adapted to include your favorite salad ingredients.

Ingredients

• 1 seedless cucumber, quartered and cut into chunks
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1 cup frozen corn, thawed
• ½ red onion, chopped
• 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 4 ½ teaspoons orange marmalade
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon honey
• ½ teaspoon ground cumin
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

Cooking Directions

1. Toss cucumber, black beans, tomatoes, corn, and onion together in a large salad bowl.
2. Whisk olive oil, orange marmalade, lemon juice, honey, and cumin together in a bowl; season with salt and pepper.
3. Drizzle the dressing over the cucumber mixture; toss to coat.

Nutrition Facts

• calories274
• carbohydrateContent38.7 g
• fatContent11 g
• fiberContent9.4 g
• proteinContent8.7 g
• saturatedFatContent1.6 g
• sodiumContent419.3 mg
• sugarContent9.3 g