Black Bean Lettuce Wraps
Crisp lettuce cups filled with seasoned black beans, corn‑free salsa, and a splash of lime.

Total
20 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
10 min
Serves
4
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Recipe serves 4
Ingredients
- 2 cups canned black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 tomato, diced
- 1/4 cup red onion, finely diced
- 2 tbsp cilantro, chopped
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 12 leaves iceberg lettuce leaves
- to taste salt
- to taste black pepper
Instructions
- 1
In a bowl, combine black beans, tomato, red onion, cilantro, lime juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper.
- 2
Lay lettuce leaves on a plate and spoon bean mixture into each leaf.
- 3
Serve as a fresh, handheld dinner.
Nutrition per serving
Calories
260
13% of a 2,000 kcal day
| Protein | 12 g |
| Carbohydrate | 30 g |
| Fat | 8 g |
| Fiber | 9 g |
| Sugar | 4 g |
| Sodium | 340 mg |
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