Black Bean and Rice Salad

I have made 2 batches of this salad just this week alone! My husband and I just love it spooned onto tortillas drizzled with salsa. I do NOT add the ranch dressing. It is okay with it, but I like it better without.

a little too much ranch...next time i'll use just a little less than 1/2 cup. skimped on the cilantro - used about half of what recipe called for, but i'm not a big fan of the bright cilantro flavor when it stands alone like in this recipe. i cut up red peppers into bite size instead of strips. goes absolutely GREAT with tortilla chips. try adding some avocado and serve as a side or as a new, funky dip at a pitch in!

We love cilantro and this is a delicious salad. I used brown rice and added a few dashes of hot sauce and some salt and pepper because it was a little bland. Definitely will make again.

I can not believe how good this was!! My whole family loved it!!!

Delicious! And a huge hit! Great summer dish!

Tasty and super easy. I served it as a side dish to tacos.

I used fat free mayo instead of ranch the second time. The mayo made it even better!!! Sounds weird, but its better with mayo.

Loved this easy salad. Something different to bring to the summer cookouts and looks great too. I chopped the red peppers the second time to make it easier to eat.

I made a few changes with ingredients I had on hand. I used basmati rice, plain fat free ranch, I just added freshly ground pepper to it, red onion instead of the green and parsley for the cilantro. It was quite tasty.

My husband made this for my birthday every one enjoyed it. I'm going to make it for Mother's Day at my Mom's house.