Southwest Rice and Bean Salad with Sweet and Spicy Dressing

For 8 -10 Servings, Southwest Rice and Bean Salad with Sweet and Spicy Dressing keeps the list centered on fresh lime juice, red wine vinegar and packed brown sugar. Set aside about 15 minutes.

• Yield 8 -10 Servings
• Ready in 15 minutes

Ingredients

Dressing

• ¼ cup fresh lime juice
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
• ⅔ cup canola oil
• 4 pickled jalepeno pepper rounds , found in the glass jars next to the olives, usually
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin

Instructions

1. Combine all of the salad ingredients together in a large bowl.
2. Combine dressing ingredients in blender until peppers are finely minced. Toss with salad.
3. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Dress it just before it goes to the table so the leaves stay crisp.