Squash, Roasted Tomato and Popped Black Bean Salad

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Here, you get a large helping of color, aroma and texture -- particularly successful the achromatic beans, which adhd astir a popcorn-like crunch.

The achromatic beans tin beryllium "popped" successful a adust skillet up to 1 time successful beforehand and kept astatine country somesthesia successful an airtight container, but they'll request to beryllium recrisped successful a adust skillet conscionable earlier serving.

Ingredients

1 butternut oregon akin squash (about 2 pounds total)
Olive oregon liquefied coconut oil
Sea salt
Freshly crushed achromatic pepper
Seeds from 2 greenish cardamom pods, freshly ground
10 1/2 ounces cherry tomatoes (25 to 30 total)
One 1/2-inch portion peeled caller ginger root
One 14-ounce tin no-salt-added achromatic beans, rinsed and drained
1 3/4 ounces (a generous 1/2 cup) flaked unsweetened coconut
1/3 cupful Greek-style oregon coconut yogurt, for serving
Finely grated zest and foodstuff of 1 lime, preferably organic

Nutritional Facts

Per serving (using 1 tablespoonful olive oil)

Calories
330
Fat
13 g
Saturated Fat
8 g
Carbohydrates
46 g
Sodium
150 mg
Protein
12 g
Fiber
14 g
Sugar
5 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Adapted from “A Modern Way to Cook: 150+ Vegetarian Recipes for Quick, Flavor-Packed Meals,” by Anna Jones (Ten Speed Press, 2016).

Tested by Bonnie S. Benwick.

Published October 9, 2016

Updated March 15, 2026