Avocado Orange Black Bean Salad

A delicious salad for your next fiesta! (prep time includes soaking time for the beans.)

Pick through dried beans , discarding any bad ones.

Rinse beans.

Place beans in a large pot.

Add enough water to cover beans by 2 inches.

Bring to a boil , cook for two minutes , and then turn off the heat.

Let beans soak in covered pot for one hour.

Bring to a boil , covered.

Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.

Drain beans and rinse with cold water.

Dry beans on paper towel.

In large bowl , combine olive oil , lime juice , salt , garlic and cilantro.

Peel and section oranges.

Cut orange sections into 1 / 2 inch pieces.

Stir pieces into olive oil mixture.

Add beans and stir gently.

Mix well.

Store in refrigerator until ready to serve.

Just before serving , peel avocados and chop the flesh into 1 / 2 inch pieces.

Gently stir into salad.

dried black beans, olive oil, fresh lime juice, salt, garlic, cilantro, navel oranges, avocados