Black Bean Salad

" What is it about a black bean salad that practically shouts, "summer potluck"?

The mercury has been edging past a hundred degrees lately here and I've been getting nostalgic for some of the picnic foods I remember having often as a kid  "
 

Salads - Vegetable

  

INGREDIENTS:


  • 1 (15 oz) can of black beans  thoroughly rinsed, and drained (or 1 1/2 cp of freshly cooked)
    1 1/2 cps  frozen corn  defrosted (or fresh corn, parboiled, drained and cooled)
    1/2 cp chopped green onions or shallots
    2 fresh jalapeņo peppers  seeded and minced                                                             3 fresh plum tomatoes  seeded and chopped
    1 avocado cut into chunks
    1/2 cp fresh chopped cilantro
    1/4 cp fresh chopped basil
    2 tbs lime juice  (about the amount of juice from one lime)
    1 tbs olive oil
    1/2 to 1 tsp of sugar to taste
    salt and pepper to taste








     

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    DIRECTIONS:

     

    Make sure to rinse and drain the beans, if you are using canned beans.

    In a large bowl, combine the beans, corn, onions, jalapeno chile peppers, tomatoes, avocado, cilantro, basil, lime juice and olive oil.

     

    Add sugar and salt and pepper to taste. (The sugar will help balance the acidity from the tomatoes and lime juice.)

     

    Chill before serving.
     

    Servings: 6

     

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