Side Items

Southwest Protein Salad is for Side Dish.

Southwest Protein Salad takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Southwest Protein Salad takes several minutes to cook.

Southwest Protein Salad makes 20 servings.

The ingredients for Southwest Protein Salad are:

2 cups cooked brown rice
3 cans Black Beans
3 cans Garbanzo Beans
3-4 mixed color Bell Peppers, chopped into very small chunks
1 bunch scallions, chopped
1 cup of cashews (could replace pecans or slivered almonds)
1/2 cup of dried cranberries
2 medium tomatoes, chopped into very small chunks
1/2 red onion, chopped into very small chunks
1 cup apple cider vinegar
1 cup orange juice
1 cup sesame oil
1 1/2 tablespoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon chili powder
1/2 tablespoon sea salt

Here is how you make Southwest Protein Salad:

1. Cook rice, and set aside. Drain and rinse beans and set aside. 2. Mix together Rice, beans, bell peppers, scallions, cashews, cranberries, tomatoes, and red onion. 3. In a small bowl mix together apple cider vinegar, orange juice and sesame oil. Lightly mix in the cumin, chili powder and salt. 4. Pour dressing over the salad and stir to coat thoroughly. It's good right away, but even better chilled. Serves around 20 as a side dish, or 10 as a main dish.Number of Servings: 20Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SABBATHD.

The nutritional information for Southwest Protein Salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 20
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 273.1

• Total Fat: 12.1 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 241.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 29.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 8.9 g
• Protein: 7.9 g

The dietary needs meet for Southwest Protein Salad is Vegetarian