Cookbook Recipe - Cowboy Salad

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20 Cowboy Salad

Prep time: 20 minutes Makes: 8 cups

Ingredients Variations
3 cups cooked black-eyed peas or black beans (or two ✪✪Try adding other vegetables
15-ounce cans, drained and rinsed; try a mix or any type) such as sweet or hot peppers or
1½ cups cooked corn (fresh or frozen, or a 15-ounce can zucchini.
drained and rinsed) ✪✪Make it a meal. Add diced and
1 bunch cilantro cooked chicken, turkey or baked
1 bunch green onions (5 green onions) tofu; add grains such as rice or
couscous; wrap in a tortilla; or
3 medium tomatoes (or a 15-ounce can diced tomatoes, serve on top of salad greens.
drained)
1 avocado, if desired Note
1 Tablespoon oil ✪✪Freeze extra lime juice.
2 Tablespoons vinegar or lime juice
½ teaspoon each salt and pepper

Directions
1. Drain and rinse the black-eyed peas (or black beans) and
corn. Nutrition Facts
15 servings per container
2. Finely chop the cilantro and green onions. Serving size 1/2 cup (119g)
3. Dice the tomatoes and avocado, if desired.
Amount per serving
4. Combine all vegetables in a large bowl. Calories 90
5. Mix the oil, vinegar or lime juice, salt and pepper % Daily Value*

together in a small bowl. Total Fat 3.5g 4%


Saturated Fat 0g 0%
6. Pour the oil mixture over the vegetables and toss lightly. Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Tastes great with these Food Hero recipes: Sodium 260mg 11%
✪✪Easy Cheesy Enchiladas Total Carbohydrate 14g 5%
Dietary Fiber 5g 18%
✪✪Fish Taco Salad Total Sugars 2g
✪✪Rice Bowl Southwestern Style Includes 0g Added Sugars 0%
Protein 4g
✪✪Spicy Rice Casserole
Vitamin D 0mcg 0% Calcium 27mg 2%
Tips for Draining Canned Beans Iron 1mg 6% Potassium 291mg 6%
Vitamin A 8mcg 1% Vitamin C 8mg 8%
When using canned beans, drain and rinse them before * The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in
adding them to recipes to lower the sodium. a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories
a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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