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Olga

20-Minute Simple Black Bean Pasta Salad

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A simple and quick black bean pasta salad packed with fresh ingredients like fusilli, arugula, sweet corn, black beans, cherry tomatoes, and a yogurt lime dressing. Ready in just 20 minutes, it’s great as a meal or side dish!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 18 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Course: Appetizer, Brunch, Dinner, Lunch, Main Course, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Calories: 261.4

Ingredients
  

Pasta
  • 8 oz Fusilli Pasta
  • Purified Water
  • Water Heavily Salted Water
Dressing
  • ¼ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 4 Limes Juiced
  • 8 oz Greek Yogurt
  • 1 clove Fresh Garlic
  • tsp Roasted Cumin Powder Optional
  • tsp Peppercorn
  • 1 pinch Salt
Pasta Ingredients
  • 1 can Canned Black Beans Drained
  • 1 can Canned Sweet Corn Drained
  • 1 cup Cherry Tomatoes
  • 1 cup Wild Arugula
  • 1 bunch Fresh Cilantro

Equipment

  • 1 Large Pot
  • 1 Pasta Drainer
  • 1 Large Mixing Bowl
  • 1 Tongs
  • 1 Paring Knife
  • 1 Wooden Cutting Board
  • 1 Measuring Cup
  • 1 Microplane to mince the garlic

Method
 

Prep
  1. Fill a large pot with water and enough salt until it’s heavily salted, place it on the stove, and set it to boil.
  2. Drain, and pour the canned black beans and sweet corn into a mixing bowl.
  3. Clean, rinse, and slice the tomatoes in half, and to the mixing bow
  4. Clean, rinse the fresh arugula, and set aside.
  5. Chop the fresh cilantro and add to the mixing bowl.
Pasta
  1. Add the pasta to the boiling water.
  2. Cook the pasta until it’s al dente, roughly 9-11 minutes, or as indicated on the box instructions.
  3. Drain well and allow to cool.
  4. Once the pasta is well-drained and slightly cooled off, place the pasta in the refrigerator and cool until you’re ready to make the pasta salad. Roughly 5 minutes.
Cumin Lime Yogurt Dressing
  1. Combine the lime juice, extra virgin olive oil, finely minced garlic, finely chopped onion, salt, and pepper in a bowl or large measuring cup and whisk.
  2. Then add greek yogurt and whisk.
  3. Place the dressing in the refrigerator until ready to toss the salad.
Final Steps
  1. Place the cooled pasta in the large mixing bowl and lightly toss all ingredients with tongs, then add the dressing and mix well.
  2. Top with fresh cilantro – optional, freshly grated parmesan cheese.

Nutrition

Calories: 261.4kcalCarbohydrates: 34.2gProtein: 11gFat: 10.3g

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