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     Title: Black Bean & Rice Salad
Categories: Salads, Main dish, Low-fat, Vegetarian, Ovo-lacto
     Yield: 4 servings

     2 c  Cooked rice
          - cooled to room temperature
     1 c  Cooked black beans
     1 c  Chopped fresh tomato
     2 oz Cheddar cheese (optional)
          -- shredded
     1 tb Snipped fresh parsley
   1/4 c  Light Italian dressing
     1 tb Fresh lime juice
          Lettuce leaves

 Combine rice, beans, tomato, cheese (if desired), and parsley in large
 bowl.  Pour dressing and lime juice over rice mixture; toss.  Serve on
 lettuce leaves.

 Each serving provides:
 * 209 calories
 * 7.4 g. protein
 * 0.7 g. fat
 * 45.1 g. carbohydrate
 * 3.2 g. dietary fiber
 * 560 mg. sodium
 * 0 mg. cholesterol

 NOTE: Optional ingredients are omitted from the nutritional analysis.
 When ingredient choices appear in a recipe, the first ingredient is
 used for calculation.

 Source: "Light, Lean & Low Fat" booklet
 Reprinted with permission from USA Rice Council
 Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias

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