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southwestern black bean salad

This vibrant Southwestern Black Bean Salad is a perfect, refreshing dish for warmer weather. It's incredibly versatile and can be served as a delightful side, a scoopable appetizer with tortilla chips, a hearty topping for taco salads, or as an accompaniment to grilled meats.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings: 13
Cuisine: Chinese
Calories: 120
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Main Ingredients
  • 15.5 ounce can black beans rinsed and drained
  • 9 ounce cooked corn fresh or frozen (thawed if frozen)
  • 1 medium tomato chopped
  • 0.33 cup red onion chopped
  • 1 scallion chopped
  • 1.5 lime juice of 1.5 - 2 limes, to taste
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 tablespoon fresh minced cilantro or more to taste
  • salt to taste
  • fresh pepper to taste
  • 1 medium Hass avocado diced
  • 1 diced jalapeno optional

Method
 

Preparation Steps
  1. In a large bowl, combine black beans, corn, tomato, red onion, scallion, cilantro, salt, and pepper.
  2. Squeeze fresh lime juice to taste over the mixture and stir in the olive oil.
  3. Marinate the salad in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to allow flavors to meld.
  4. Just before serving, gently fold in the diced avocado.

Notes

This versatile salad is perfect for warm weather. It can be served as a side dish, an appetizer with tortilla chips, a topping for taco salads, or as an accompaniment to grilled meats and fresh tortillas.