Avocado Orange Black Bean Salad

Total Time: 2 hrs 2 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 32 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3 cups dried black beans
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 6 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 3 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro
• 3 navel oranges
• 2 ripe but firm avocados

Recipe

• 1 pick through dried beans, discarding any bad ones.
• 2 rinse beans.
• 3 place beans in a large pot.
• 4 add enough water to cover beans by 2 inches.
• 5 bring to a boil, cook for two minutes, and then turn off the heat.
• 6 let beans soak in covered pot for one hour.
• 7 bring to a boil, covered.
• 8 reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
• 9 (beans should be firm, not mushy.) drain beans and rinse with cold water.
• 10 dry beans on paper towel.
• 11 in large bowl, combine olive oil, lime juice, salt, garlic and cilantro.
• 12 peel and section oranges.
• 13 cut orange sections into 1/2 inch pieces.
• 14 stir pieces into olive oil mixture.
• 15 add beans and stir gently.
• 16 mix well.
• 17 store in refrigerator until ready to serve.
• 18 just before serving, peel avocados and chop the flesh into 1/2 inch pieces.
• 19 gently stir into salad.