Black Bean Salad Serve with baked tortilla chips and watch it disappear! Spicy . 6 Large Serves Salad: 2 - 15 ozs cans black beans 1 - 10 ozs pkg. frozen whole kernel corn, thawed& drained 1 med. green bell pepper, chopped;1 med. red bell pepper, chopped; 1 jalapéno pepper, seeded & chopped; (opt)2 tblspns minced fresh cilantro(or substitute parsley) 1 cup diced jicama ;1 med. tomato, diced; Dressing: 2 tblspns extra virgin olive oil;1/3 c.red wine vinegar; 3/4 tspn chili powder;1/4 roundtspn ground cumin;1 lge clove garlic,minced. Mix all dressing ingredients in a glass cruet and let flavors blend. Drain canned black beans and rinse. Add drained and thawed frozen corn and remaining ingredients. If you like it hot, go for the jalapéno, but take it easy if you don't or skip the hot stuff altogether. Toss with dressing and serve on lettuce leaves with baked tortilla chips. |