Black Bean and Cucumber Salad

I came up with this cucumber-bean salad when I realized I had some leftover salad items that needed to be used up. It's refreshing and light! It can be easily adapted to include your favorite salad ingredients.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 15 mins
• Calories: 274 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• ½ teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 teaspoon honey
• ½ red onion, chopped
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
• 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 cup frozen corn, thawed
• 1 seedless cucumber, quartered and cut into chunks
• 4 ½ teaspoons orange marmalade

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Toss cucumber, black beans, tomatoes, corn, and onion together in a large salad bowl.

Step 2

Whisk olive oil, orange marmalade, lemon juice, honey, and cumin together in another bowl; season with salt and pepper.

Step 3

Drizzle dressing over cucumber mixture; toss to coat.