Saturday, July 13, 2013

Black Bean and Corn Salsa

It's summertime, and I'm finally getting back on here. AND, I have the perfect summertime recipe to share with you. I used recipes from here and here combined with some thoughts and advice from a friend to get this one together. It's a fantastic summer treat!

Ingredients:
1 (11oz) can white shoepeg corn, drained & rinsed
1 (15oz) can black beans, drained & rinsed
1 (10 oz) can Rotel tomatoes (juice drained)
2 ripe avocados, diced
1/3-2/3 c. red onion, chopped
1/4 c. olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
3/4 tsp. salt
3T - 2/3 c. cilantro, chopped
1 tsp. cumin (optional)
a few dashes of tabasco (optional)
1 diced jalapeno (optional)
Diced tomato (optional)

Instructions:
Rinse and combine the beans, corn, and Rotel. Chop red onion and cilantro and add to mixture. Add all other ingredients except for the avocado, until almost ready to serve. Just before serving, cut and mix in avocado (to keep it from browning prematurely).

Refrigerate and serve cold.