Summer Corn and Black Bean Salad

Ingredients

  • ½ cup olive oil

  • ⅓ cup fresh lime juice

  • 1 clove garlic, minced

  • 1 teaspoon salt

  • ⅛ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper

  • 1-pound dried black beans or 1 can black beans rinsed

  • 1 ½ cups fresh corn kernels, cooked, cooled, and cut off the cob.

  • 1 avocado - peeled, pitted, and diced

  • 5-6 mini sweet peppers, tops and seeds removed, chopped

  • 1 Anaheim pepper, seeded and chopped

  • 2 tomatoes, chopped

  • 6 green onions or 1/3 red onion, thinly sliced

  • ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro

Directions

  • Step 1

Read our previous blog for instructions on how to cook your dried black beans!

  • Step 2

Once beans are cooked… Place olive oil, lime juice, garlic, salt, and cayenne pepper in a small jar. Close the lid tightly and shake the jar until the dressing is well combined.

  • Step 3

Combine in a salad bowl beans, corn, avocado, both kinds of peppers, tomatoes, onions, and cilantro.

  • Step 4

Shake dressing again, pour over salad, and toss to coat.

Recipe by Jen

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