Black Bean and Corn Salad
This recipe is easy to prepare, requires minimal cooking, and highlights fresh, affordable ingredients while delivering great flavor without extra salt.
Ingredients
- 1 can 15 oz low-sodium black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 cup frozen corn thawed (or 1 can no-salt-added corn, drained)
- 1 small tomato diced
- 1/4 cup red onion finely chopped
- 1/2 green bell pepper diced
- 1/2 green bell pepper diced
- 2 Tbsp lime juice about 1 lime
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- in a large bowl, combine the black beans, corn, tomato, red onion, and bell pepper.
- In a small bowl, mix lime juice, olive oil, cumin, garlic powder, and black pepper.
- Pour the dressing over the salad and toss to combine.
- Let sit for 10 minutes to allow flavors to blend.
- Serve as a salad or with whole-grain tortillas for a taco filling.