Actually Tasty & Healthy Black Bean, Corn & Sweet Potato Salad
Spiced black beans and corn, roasted sweet potatoes, and fresh, crunchy veggies all combined with a delicious lime dressing, what's not to love about this Healthy Black Bean, Corn & Sweet Potato Salad?! It comes together in less than 30-minutes and makes the most delicious meal on its own, or can be paired with chips as a dip or added to a wrap!
Servings 4
Equipment
- Air fryer optional
Ingredients
For the roasted sweet potato
- 1 medium sweet potato cubed
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp chili powder
For the spiced black beans and corn
- 540 ml canned black beans drained and rinsed
- 1 cup corn I used frozen
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp salt or to taste
- 1/4 tsp pepper
For the lime dressing
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lime juiced
- 2 cloves fresh garlic minced
- 2 tsp maple syrup
- 1/2 salt or to taste
Other salad ingredients
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes diced
- 1 bell pepper diced
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro chopped
- 1/2 cup pickled red onion diced
- extra lime for topping optional
Instructions
- Start by adding the cubed sweet potato to a large bowl with the olive oil, salt, garlic powder, smoked paprika and chili powder. Toss well to combine, then add to the air fryer (see note*) and cook at 400 F for 20-25 minutes, or until the sweet potatoes are fork tender, flipping half way through.
- Meanwhile, add olive oil to a large pan on medium heat for the black beans and corn. Once the oil is heated, add the drained and rinsed black beans and frozen corn to the pan, and sprinkle with chili powder, smoked paprika, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
- Sauté and let cook for 10 minutes, or until some of the black beans have cracked open, stirring occasionally.
- Meanwhile, prep the cherry tomatoes, bell pepper, cilantro, and pickled red onion (see note**) for the salad.
- Once the sweet potato and black beans have finished cooking, combine in a bowl with the cherry tomatoes, bell pepper, cilantro, pickled red onion, and salad dressing ingredients, which can simply be drizzled over top of the salad rather than mixing together ahead of time. Mix well and enjoy!
Notes
Note*:If you don't have an air fryer, you can roast the diced sweet potato at 450 F for 20-25 minutes.
Note**: If you're not using pickled red onion, fresh works too!
