Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients
Dressing:
- ¼ cup + 2 Tablespoons lime juice
- ¼ cup + 2 Tablespoons rice wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon light sesame oil
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon fish sauce (available in the Oriental section of your market)
- 1 – 2 Tablespoons pure maple syrup from Canada
- 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger
Salad:
- 3 cups cooked black beans or 2 – 15 oz. cans, rinsed and drained beans
- 1 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded and sliced into ¼” slices
- 1 mango, peeled, seeded and cut into ½” chunks
- 3 thinly sliced scallions, white and green parts
- ½ cup roughly chopped cilantro
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Directions
Prepare the dressing. In a small non-reactive bowl, whisk together lime juice, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, olive oil, fish sauce and ginger. Taste and adjust seasonings with pure maple syrup as necessary. The amount used will vary from person to person. You’ll know when it’s perfect!
Prepare the salad. In a large non-reactive bowl, place black beans, cucumber, mango, scallions and cilantro. Pour dressing over salad, toss to coat well. Serve with cilantro sprigs and extra lime wedges.
