A delicious side dish for any of your summer meals. Black beans, feta, basil, red onion, and tomato salad goes great with anything and everything. I recently made it for a family gathering, and it went over really well. Having said that, I thought I’d share with all of you. Spread the love, you know!
Being Latin American, I am crazy about black beans.
They’re not only delicious and versatile, but healthy too. They’re chock full of fiber, protein and antioxidants. I told you they were healthy! Black beans are native to the Central America and Mexico. Archaeologists believe that black beans are one of the first legumes to be cultivated. They’ve been grown for over 5000 years.
Let’s looks at flavors and textures…
Earthy black beans, salty feta, plus sweet and savory basil. Soft beans, crumbly feta, and firm tomatoes. This salad is a true kaleidoscope.
This awesome salad can double up as a relish for broiled fish, or can be eaten with tortilla chips. BTW, if you love black beans as much as I do you might want to check out my recipe for mango black bean salsa, just saying.
This salad is one of the easiest things I’ve ever made. All you need to do is chop and mix. You can make this dish in about 30 minutes or less depending on your chopping skills. I like to use the basil from my garden. I haven’t managed to kill it yet. Down the street from my house are two farm stands with red and juicy tomatoes. It doesn’t get any better than this.
Black beans, feta, basil, red onion, and tomato salad is my new go to picnic dish.
Black Beans, Feta, Basil, Red Onion, and Tomato Salad
You will love this black bean, feta, basil, red onion and tomato salad. Try a great cool summer salad with bright herb flavors of basil and thyme.
Ingredients
- 15 oz black beans 1 can, drained, rinsed
- 1/3 cup feta crumbled
- 10-12 basil fresh, cut into strips
- 1 Roma tomatoes cored, diced
- 1/4 cup red onion dices
Dressing
- 2 Tbsp white balsamic vinegar
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp Kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp oregano dried
- 1/4 tsp thyme dried
- 1 tsp lemon juice fresh squeezed
- 1/4 tsp Dijon mustard
Instructions
- To prepare the salad:
- In a large bowl, mix together the black beans, feta cheese, basil, red onion, and tomatoes.
- For the dressing:
- In a small bowl whisk together balsamic vinegar, olive oil, Kosher salt, oregano, thyme, lemon juice, and Dijon mustard until all ingredients are well blended.
- Pour over the bean mixture and mix until ingredients are well coated.
- Chill until ready to use.
Recipe Video
I absolutely love salads like this! And I adore white balsamic! (I have a slight vinegar addiction…I have a whole cabinet of vinegars, mostly different kind of balsamics!) Your salad looks delicious, Analida!
Thanks Michelle! Wow, a whole cabinet of vinegars!!!!!!!Hope you get to try the salad.
Analida–you know how much I love feta and black beans. This is totally my kind of dish!
LOL Kristen! I hope you like it! It’s so healthy and refreshing.
Looks SO yummy! Love all of the bright colors and feta cheese makes every salad better! Just pinned and yummed.
Thanks Liv!!!
Yes, it is pretty and tasty.
Hi Analida! I just made this recipe last week. It was a hit with my family. Thank you so much for sharing. xo
Hi Sheila! Thanks so much for commenting. I am so glad your family liked it. Take care. XO to you too!
Goodness, this salad is right up my alley! I was never a black beans kinda girl until I moved to NC. Now I love them! This is going to be delish, I just know it! 🙂
Mindy, I think you will love it. It’s great anytime of year. I just made some for a party I had the other night. I had some Irish guests, and they loved it too. Let me know how you like it.
I have everything but the tomatoes in my pantry right now! I should throw this together for dinner!!
Yes, you should. Let me know how you like it.
This is my perfect salad.
Thanks Jennifer. We love it at home.
This looks like an amazing side dish for summer!!
Hi Lynne!
Thanks for commenting. Yes, it is so good and refreshing. Hope you get to enjoy it.
I love the flavors in this dish!
Thank you Rita!