Fresh Orange And Black Bean Salad

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 ounces dried black beans
• 1/4 cup fresh squeezed orange juice
• 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt, to your taste
• 2 medium navel oranges, peeled, remove membranes and cut into bite size pieces
• 1 cup red bell pepper, deseeded and cut into 1/2 inch chunks
• 1/2 cup celery, sliced
• 1/2 cup green onion, sliced
• 1/3 cup cilantro leaf, coarsley chopped

Recipe

• 1 in a large glass bowl, combine the orange juice, olive oil and salt, stir well.
• 2 add the oranges, red bell pepper, celery, green onion and cilantro, stir throughly to coat.
• 3 chill ingredients in refrigerator while preparing beans rinse beans and pick over.
• 4 in a medium pot bring 4 cups of water to boil, add beans, reduce heat to simmer, partially cover and simmer 1 1/2 hours or until beans are tender, stirring ocassionally.
• 5 when beans are tender, drain off water, and allow to cool.
• 6 when beans are cool add to chilled mixture, tossing to coat.
• 7 serve.