Description
A comforting and easy recipe for a festive New Year’s meal, perfect for gathering with family and friends.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups of cooked rice
- 1 cup of black beans, rinsed
- 1 cup of corn, drained
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1 avocado, diced
- 1 lime, juiced
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Fresh cilantro, chopped (optional)
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the cooked rice, black beans, corn, and diced red bell pepper.
- Add the lime juice and mix well.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Gently fold in the diced avocado.
- Sprinkle with fresh cilantro if desired.
- Serve chilled or at room temperature.
Notes
- You can substitute quinoa for rice for a gluten-free option.
- Use canned beans for convenience.
- Feel free to add other vegetables like diced tomatoes or cucumber.
- This dish can be made a day in advance and stored in the fridge.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 8g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: new years meals, easy recipes, vegetarian meals, comfort food