Spicy Ranch Black Bean Salad with Avocado Cilantro and Lime
This super easy, but truly delicious Spicy Ranch Black Bean Salad with Avocado Cilantro and Lime is AMAZING. The perfect cold pasta salad!
Servings 8 servings
Calories 754kcal
Ingredients
- 16 ounces bow tie pasta cooked and cooled
- 30 ounces black beans drained
- 16 ounces Ranch Salad Dressing & Seasoning Mix we used Spicy Ranch flavor
- 1 ¼ cups milk
- ¾ cups mayonnaise
- 2 avocados chopped
- 3 tablespoons cilantro minced
- juice of 1 lime
Instructions
- To prepare the dressing, combine the milk, mayonnaise and spicy ranch packet in a bowl. Mix really well. Set aside.
- Prepare pasta according to package directions and allow to cool. To cool quicker, place pasta in strainer and run cool water over pasta for about 2-3 minutes.
- When ready to make salad, in a large serving bowl combine the cooked pasta and black beans.
- Stir in the prepared dressing mixing well to coat.
- Gently fold in the chopped avocados, cilantro and lime juice.
- Cover and refrigerate. Chill 30 minutes to thicken.
Nutrition
Calories: 754kcal | Carbohydrates: 105g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 4408mg | Potassium: 810mg | Fiber: 14g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 165IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 95mg | Iron: 3mg