Black Bean & Corn Salad

By MaryEllen

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups Black beans, drained and rinsed (1 can)
• 2 cups canned corn, drained
• Bell Peppers, combination of red, green and yellow is best, use 1/3 each
• 3 green onions, sliced
• 2 Tbs. chopped Cilantro
• 2 small Serrano peppers, finely chopped
• 1 Tbs. olive oil
• 2 Tbs. Red wine vinegar
• 1.5 tsp. lemon juice
• .25 tsp kosher salt
• .12 tsp, red pepper flakes
• .5 tsp ground coriander
• .5 tsp. cumin
• Serves 5, n

Preparation

Step 1

Seed and finely dice the Serrano pepper. Use protection for your hands and keep hands away from eyes. Dice the peppers. Combine with beans and corn. Whisk dressing in a bowl. Stir dressing into salad ingredients and refrigerate to blend flavors, stirring occasionally. Make ahead several days for the flavors to meld. Total recipe serves 5.

Number of Servings: 5

per serving: 162 calories,, 3.9 gms fat, 26.8 gms carbs, 6.7 gm protei

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MARYELLEN301.