Black Bean Pumpkin Seed Quick Salad

For a quick, easy and healthy salad that you’re going to love for lunch or dinner, try this simple recipe. It’s got great textures and tastes so delicious. Make one up soon and enjoy to your health!

 I Love salads, especially for lunch. The markets make it so easy and convenient these days by having the packages of lettuce all wash and cut up. All I had to do with this salad was add some more yummy ingredients for a healthy and scrumptious lunch. I loved it so much, I had it the next day too. See how simple and fast this salad is, taste the goodness.

Black Bean Pumpkin Seed Quick Salad

Yields: 2

Ingredients: 

• 1 package pre-chopped salad greens, I used a bag with kale, cabbage and romaine.
• 1/2 cup shredded carrots, also already packaged
• 1/4 cup raw or toasted pumpkin seeds
• 1 cup black beans from a can, rinsed and drained
• 1/4 cup currants or raisins
• dash turmeric

Quick Dressing:

• 1/8 cup olive oil
• 1/4 tsp each garlic and onion powder
• 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
• 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
• sea salt and pepper to taste
• 1 tbsp cold water

Directions:

1. Open bag of lettuce and pour into large serving bowl.
2. Sprinkle carrots, currants and pumpkin seeds over top. Add drained  black beans.
3. To make the dressing, place ingredients into a jar with a lid, I used a small mason jar. Shake up well. Pour over salad then sprinkle just a little turmeric.
4. Toss, plate up and eat up. ENJOY!

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Black Bean Pumpkin Seed Quick Salad

For a quick, easy and healthy salad that you’re going to love for lunch or dinner, try this simple recipe. It’s got great textures and tastes so delicious. Make one up soon and enjoy to your health!

Course Lunch, Main Course

Cuisine American, Mediterranean

Keyword beans, black beans, egg salad, pumpkin, pumpkin seeds

Prep Time 10 minutes

Servings 2 salads

Calories 338 kcal

Author Pam

Ingredients

• 1 package pre-chopped salad greens, I used a bag with kale, cabbage and romaine.
• 1/2 cup shredded carrots, also already packaged
• 1/4 cup raw or toasted pumpkin seeds
• 1 cup black beans from a can, rinsed and drained
• 1/4 cup currants or raisins
• dash turmeric powder

Quick Dressing

• 1/8 cup olive oil
• 1/4 tsp each garlic and onion powder
• 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
• 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
• sea salt and pepper to taste
• 1 tbsp cold water

Instructions

1. 1.Open bag of lettuce and pour into large serving bowl.

   2.Sprinkle carrots, currants and pumpkin seeds over top. Add drained black beans.

   3.To make the dressing, place ingredients into a jar with a lid, I used a small mason jar. Shake up well. Pour over salad then sprinkle just a little turmeric.

   4.Toss, plate up and eat up. ENJOY!