I am so excited to start the first Tasty Treat Thursday! If you want to join in the fun just link up at the bottom of the post with a recipe! You can also head over to Allie's blog and link up there. We have set up the linky in a way that whichever blog you post to it will go to both of the link-up's! Your post doesn't have to be a new one, if you've shared a recipe on your blog before then share it!
Today I'm sharing one of my all time summer favorites, black bean corn salsa. I got the recipe from my mom and I make it a couple of times a week. It is the perfect summer dish and while I eat it as my meal it could easily be served as an appetizer with tortilla chips! It is really simple to make and keeps well in the fridge.
Ingredients
- 1 freezer bag steamfresh corn (you could also use fresh corn or canned corn!)
- 1 can black beans
- purple onion (to your liking)
-red bell pepper (optional. My mom doesn't use this but I love it!)
- Bunch of cilantro (again to your liking. I probably use 1tbs chopped)
-1/2 lime
- Italian dressing
Directions
- Cook corn in microwave
-Drain blackbeans
-Once corn is done place in a strainer and run cold water over it until it has cooled down. If you aren't going to eat in immediately then this isn't necessary.
- Grab a large bowl and combine drained corn and black beans.
- Dice your onion, pepper and cilantro. Then add to the corn/bean mixture.
- Stir it all up and add in half of a lime and some Italian dressing.I never measure it. If I had to guess I would say maybe 2-3tbs? I usually just splash some in and taste and see if I need more/less. Same with the lime!
I just love this recipe because it's so versatile. You can really customize it to your liking. The one thing I wouldn't leave out is the Italian dressing. As crazy as it sounds it really makes the dish.
I love to eat it with avocado, chicken, and fresh tomato. If you
haven't tried the purdue frozen breaded chicken you should. It's all
natural with no preservatives and I love the taste. When I eat it with
my black bean corn salsa I add lemon to the chicken. SO GOOD!
Another way I love to eat it is in a bowl. I just toss in the black bean corn salsa and add avocado, tomato and chicken.
So there you have it! One of my favorite summertime meals. It's quick, easy, and fresh. What more do you need for a great summer meal! Oh and it's hubster approved. He LOVES it!
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5 comments:
I love black bean and corn salsa!! Yum! I'm pinning this recipe so that I can try it! Thanks for hosting such a fun linkup!
I love fast and easy recipes like this one. I can't wait to try it and play around with it some to what my kids would like in it.
I am so trying out your black bean and corn recipe...like tomorrow!
Yum! I make a variation of this and call it Georgia Caviar! Instead of Italian dressing, I use oil, apple cider vinegar, sugar and Tabasco sauce. So good both ways!
Looks SO good!!!! When I was pregnant, I used to do "Tasty Tuesdays" on my blog where I would share recipes/cravings/ what I had been eating! :)
I just linked up, this is such a cute/fun idea friend!! :)
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