Recipe | How To Make Mexican 3 Bean Salad (Side Dish)

black beans

🥗Healthier: lentils

💰Cheaper: canned chickpeas

Lentils are lower in calories and chickpeas are often less expensive.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil is healthier and vegetable oil is usually cheaper.

red onion

🥗Healthier: green onion

💰Cheaper: white onion

Green onions provide a milder flavor and white onions are often less costly.

lime juice

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Lemon juice is a good substitute and vinegar is often more affordable.

Add 1 can of kidney beans to a mixing bowl.

Add 1 can of black beans to the bowl.

Add 1 can of pinto beans to the bowl.

Peel and dice 1 whole cucumber and add it to the bowl.

Slice mini pearl grape tomatoes in half and add them to the bowl.

Add a little bit of diced red onion to the bowl.

Add diced jalapeno to the bowl, and mention that if you can't handle the heat, you can deseed and devein the peppers.

If you don't like jalapenos, suggest switching them out for red, yellow, or green pepper.

Add chopped cilantro to the bowl.

Add diced avocado to the bowl.

Add a little bit of lime juice to the mixture.

Sprinkle in some black pepper and salt.

Sprinkle in some light Mexican shredded cheese.

Drizzle extra virgin olive oil over the salad.

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