Excellent! Keeps wonderfully weel.. However, it does take some time to put it all together. This isn't a super quick side dish.
Zesty Black Bean and Corn Salad
Black bean recipes make for hearty sides or filling vegetarian meals. This black bean and corn salad is good on its own or as a filling in a Southwestern wrap.
Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 1 cup)
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 164
- Calories from fat: 26%
- Fat: 4.8g
- Saturated fat: 0.7g
- Monounsaturated fat: 2.3g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 1.5g
- Protein: 6.5g
- Carbohydrate: 30.3g
- Fiber: 7.3g
- Cholesterol: 0.0mg
- Iron: 2.1mg
- Sodium: 359mg
- Calcium: 46mg
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
- Cooking spray
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 1/2 cups fresh corn kernels (about 4 large ears)
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice (about 2 limes)
- 1 tablespoon extravirgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup halved grape tomatoes
- 1 cup diced red bell pepper
- 3/4 cup diced red onion
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 tablespoons minced seeded jalapeño pepper
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano
- 1 (19-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
Preparation
- Heat 2 teaspoons vegetable oil in a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add garlic; sauté 30 seconds. Add corn; sauté 8 minutes or until browned. Remove from pan; cool completely.
- Combine juice and next 4 ingredients (lime juice through salt), stirring with a whisk. Combine corn mixture, tomatoes, and remaining ingredients. Drizzle juice mixture over corn mixture, and toss gently to coat.
Zesty Black Bean and Corn Salad Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Salads
- CONVENIENCE: Kid-Friendly, Portable/Picnic
- CUISINE: Southwest
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Vegetables, Beans
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Low Cholesterol, Meatless, Low Saturated Fat
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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