Black Bean and Asparagus Salad

An asparagus salad with black beans, diced tomatoes, and onions served in a white bowl.

This beautiful, colorful, salad is full of flavor and also makes a great salsa with chips!

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 lb. asparagus (7 spears)
  • 3/4 C. canned black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 2 T. The Olive Tap's Lambrusco Serrano Pepper Honey Vinegar
  • 1 T. The Olive Tap's Persian Lime Olive Oil
  • 2 T. red onion, finely diced
  • 1 1/2 t. jalapeño, finely diced
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 T. fresh parsley, minced
  • 1 tomato, seeded and diced
  • 1/4 t. ground cumin
  • 1/2 t. salt

Directions:

Blanch asparagus for 2 minutes in boiling water.  Immediately drain and rinse with cold water. Dice asparagus into 1/4-inch rounds.  Combine with remaining ingredients.  Chill before serving.

Recipe Adaptation by The Olive Tap from Original Recipe in 30 Spectacular Salads by Kelly Donlea

Products featured in this recipe
A bottle of Lambrusco Serrano Pepper Honey Vinegar 375ml bottle from The Olive Tap with a picture of drizzled honey and serrano peppers, surrounded by grapes in front of a wooden barrel, and a sweetness scale indicating a three on a light background.

Lambrusco Serrano Pepper Honey Vinegar

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A bottle of Persian Lime Olive Oil from The Olive Tap next to olives and leaves with an inset showing fresh limes.

Persian Lime Olive Oil

Persian Lime Olive Oil
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