Black Bean & Rice Salad

THIS... THIS...Oh MY!!! WOW! I LOVED it!!! It's so simple and wonderful and delicious!!! I added a fresh jalapeno for and extra kick. What a great pick-me-up from a not so grand day! Thank you so much for this recipe! This will be going on the books and showing up at the annual Traynor Christmas party!!! I have a Mexican theme most of the time so this will be awesome!! Wahoo!

I can't understand how something so simple and yet so delicious has passed me by so long. Not anymore! This is going to become a staple in our weekly meals. I just made this last night and there wasn't any left to take to work today, sigh... Black beans aren't readily available where I live, so I used 1 cup of cooked red beans and 1 cup of cooked chickpeas. It's really the cilantro that is the star of this dish! I used a garlic flavored oil, and tossed in just a hint of crushed red pepper flakes. Thanks again, Dancer, you've always come through for me!

Terrific tasting recipe. I used canned dark red kidney beans (my favorite). I also added some cumin and chili powder to the dressing. A freshly chopped jalapeno really gave it some zing!

Excellent. Made this for a picnic this past weekend and there wasn't any to take home. (And I doubled the recipe)! Next time I'll take Miriam's suggestion and use a garlic flavored oil, but will use a little bit less than it called for. I may add some chopped tomato next time too. Don't skimp on the cilantro - it really makes this dish.

Salad was way too oily, so I would definately cut back on that if I ever made it again, which I doubt. Also thought the dressing to be a little bland. I have decided that I do not care for the crunch of cold cooked rice so that is why I probably won't try again. The recipe sounded great so I had to give it a try but it just is not what we like so it's nothing personal, just a matter of preference.