Enjoy this versatile Instant Pot Black Bean Taco Salad or add it your burrito or rice bowl and jazz up your meal. Check out the recipe of this simple salad with bursting flavors below.
Here is my third recipe under the “elevenses” theme – a spicy salad with black beans and minimal condiments. When I cook black beans, I use it for my quinoa and black bean salad and the burritos. I season it salt and black pepper. As I started exploring more bean-based salads, I tried this taco seasoning combination, and with avocado, it was simply out of the world. The avocado balanced the spicy taco seasoning, and it is filling as well.
It’s hard for me to skip carbs. I need my roti and rice. I am trying to have these salads atleast 1.5 hours before lunch and these bean salads are helping me to reduce my carbs intake.
Black Bean Taco Salad
Guess what; I made this as no onion no garlic salad so that I can have it on Thursdays as well. But feel free to add garlic powder to the dressing and also the onions. It’s a very simple salad. All you have to do is mix some black beans, olive oil, hot taco seasoning, Tabasco sauce, cherry tomatoes, cilantro, lemon juice, salt, and lemon zest. Just adjust the amount of taco seasoning and Tabasco as per your preference.
Making Black Bean Taco Salad
This time I soaked the beans overnight and cooked it for eight minutes and released the pressure quickly after 10 minutes. As I use this rice bowl and also for burritos, I wanted it soft — so overnight soaking and eight minutes of cooking work well for us. It is not mushy but at the same not super firm.
As you can see, you can adjust the Instant Pot cooking timings based on your personal food preference. The Instant Pot manual comes with the cooking time chart; you can keep that as a base and adjust the cooking time. I know it’s trial and error, but as you try different beans, you will get the timing right.
If you are interested in other Instant Pot legume recipes, then here is a small list from my archives: Instant Pot White Peas Salad, Instant Pot Boiled Peanuts, Instant Pot Refried Beans, Instant Pot Lima Beans Curry, and Instant Pot Kidney Beans Spinach Curry.
Instant Pot Black Bean Taco Salad Recipe
Now without any further ado, here is the black bean salad recipe.
Ingredients:
- Dried Black Beans – ½ cup
- Water – 1.5 cups
- Olive Oil – 1 tbsp
- Hot Taco Seasoning – 1 tsp
- Tabasco Sauce – ½ tsp
- Salt – ¾ tsp
- Avocado – 1
- Cherry Tomatoes, halved – 5
- Chopped Cilantro – 1 tbsp
- Lemon Zest – 1tsp
- Lemon Juice – 1 tsp
Steps:
Cook the Black Beans:
- Soak the black beans overnight and drain the water. Cook the black beans in manual / pressure cook mode for eight minutes and release the pressure quickly after 10 minutes.
- Drain the water and allow the beans to cool for atleast 15 minutes before adding the condiments.
Assemble the Salad:
- Now add the olive oil, lemon zest, lemon juice, cherry tomatoes, cilantro, taco seasoning, Tabasco sauce, and salt. Mix thoroughly.
- Top it up with sliced avocados and serve.
Recipe Notes:
- You can use pinto beans or red kidney beans for this salad instead of black beans.
- Adjust the salt and spice according to your preference.
- I did not add any onions; You can include onions, bell peppers and also roasted vegetables.
P.S. I am sending this recipe for the BM 96. Check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing this BM#96.
📖 Recipe
Instant Pot Black Bean Taco Salad
Ingredients
- ½ cup Black Beans Dried
- 1.5 cups Water
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 tsp Hot Taco Seasoning
- ½ tsp Tabasco Sauce
- ¾ tsp Salt
- 3 Avocado 1 for each serving
- 5 Cherry Tomatoes 5
- 1 tbsp Chopped Cilantro
- 1 tsp Lemon Zest
- 1 tsp Lemon Juice
Instructions
Cook the Black Beans:
- Soak the black beans overnight and drain the water. Cook the black beans in manual / pressure cook mode for eight minutes and release the pressure quickly after 10 minutes.
- Drain the water and allow the beans to cool for atleast 15 minutes before adding the condiments.
Assemble the Salad:
- Now add the olive oil, lemon zest, lemon juice, cherry tomatoes, cilantro, taco seasoning, Tabasco sauce, and salt. Mix thoroughly.
- Top it up with sliced avocados and serve.
Notes
- You can use pinto beans or red kidney beans for this salad instead of black beans.
- Adjust the salt and spice according to your preference.
- I did not add any onions; You can include onions, bell peppers and also roasted vegetables.
Nutrition
I am not a nutritionist. The nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. It varies depending upon the product types or brands.
this comes together so quick and easy with the instant pot. What a healthy and delicious looking salad with the colorful veggies.
Thanks Mir.
Loved your unique and interesting bean based elevenses’ dishes.
:-) Thanks
I love black beans and this is how I serve my beans with enchilada or fajita. I always have taco seasoning and fajita seasoning to add a little as they bring out the flavor so much.
Very Ture. Thanks Sandhya.
I enjoyed all your Elevenses dishes and this one is surely an apt one to enjoy!..
:-) Thanks much.
My kids too like to have the taco salad. We love it with onions, cucumber and lettuce .. next time i am going to add some taco seasoning too!!
Taco seasoning enhances the flavor nicely. Please do try and let me know how you liked it. Thanks
This is my all time favorite salad. I love black beans and avocado, so this is a perfect salad for any time, any day. Loved your protein packed ‘elevenses’ recipes this week Vidhya.
Thanks, Pavani.
The salad is such a colourful treat and the taco seasoning must add a nice flavour to it.
Thanks, Gayathri.
Love the Taco salad. I make it with different seasonings. Shall try this combo next time. I also use the same settings in the IP for cooking these beans.
Oh nice. Thanks Harini.
Vidhya, am going to call your space as an Encyclopedia of Instant Pot dishes, how marvellous you dish out so many stunning dish with this gadget. Seriously you rock. Taco salad looks ultimate.
ha ha… Your comment made my day. :-) Thanks much for that huge compliment.
I have never used taco seasoning but black bean salad is a staple in my house in summer. I will try it with taco seasoning when I make it next time.
Thanks :-)