This Tomato Black Bean Salad With Cumin Dressing is loaded with bold flavors, a little crunch, a little sweetness, and a lot of deliciousness! Smothered in a flavorsome cumin dressing that is super delicious, and brings the whole salad together. Absolute perfection!
2cups/350g of cherry tomatoes or plum tomatoes halved
16oz/400g can of drained and rinsed black beans
1/2small red onionssliced
2handfuls of lettuce or 1 gem sliced
Salt and pepper
For the Cumin Dressing:
2tspof cumin seeds
1/2garlic cloveminced
1tspbrown organic sugar
juice + zest of one small lemon
3tbspof olive oil
A pinch of salt
To finish:
Sliced basil or mint leaves
Instructions
First, make the dressing:
Using a large pestle and mortar, bash the cumin seeds, salt, sugar, some black pepper, into a paste. Add the zest and juice of the lemon and the oil, and stir well. Transfer to a large bowl.
Add all the resist of the ingredients except the toppings in the dressing bowl, and mix well.
If you have time, leave the salad in the fridge for a whole, so that it can absorb all the flavors. But it's perfectly fine to serve it straight away.
Add the salad onto a serving dish and sprinkle of basis and mint leaves.
Enjoy!
Notes
This salad will keep well in the fridge for up to 4 days.