Southwestern Black Bean Salad. I love making this colorful, salad when the weather warms, it makes enough to feed a crowd and makes a great side dish or appetizer if served with chips.
It's also great as a topping for taco salads or served with grilled meat and fresh tortillas. And BONUS, this salad is low in saturated fat and loaded with antioxidants. Spicy Black Bean Burgers with Chipotle Mayonnaise. One bite of this spicy black bean burger with spicy chipotle mayo and creamy avocado and you won't miss the meat!
Yes, these were good enough to please even the adult carnivore's in my home (a bit too spicy for my kids). Make no mistake, I love meat, but I also think it's good to give it up at least once a week, so why give Meatless Mondays a shot? Pretty inexpensive to make and really not hard to make. The hardest part is forming them into patties, and even that isn't so bad. Julia's Healthy Italian Cooking: Perfect Every Time Tomato Sauce. Julia's Healthy Italian Cooking: Mediterranian Quinoa.