This is the PERFECT picnic food. Also, a salad you can make a day or so ahead of time before serving. When my friend Kelly and I used to travel for business outside of Charleston (Mount Pleasant, SC), we would always have lunch at this cute place called Square Onion at I'On--a lovely little casual lunch bistro in an idealistic community where you could eat on the sidewalk and see how the other side lived. In our case, the 'other side' were the posh stay at home moms that seemed to have nannies, perfect hair in sweltering 95 degrees, and shopped as a sport. Kelly and I would arrive, hurried, sweaty in our business attire, carrying some file folder that we'd try to sort out over caprese sandwiches and this delightful black bean and corn side salad and figure out who would get the coordinator to write up the adverse events and who would bribe the medical records lady with food for extra files that we realized we needed. Makes me miss you Kelly! Can't eat this salad without thinking of those times....
Hope you all will enjoy this summer staple--salty, tart, spicy, and full of flavor. A great side to sandwiches or quiche or a delicious dip with crispy tortilla chips.
Serves 4
- 1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 can corn, drained
- 2 Roma tomatoes, diced
- 2-3 green onions, chopped (use both white and green parts)
- 1 handful of fresh cilantro, chopped (I used a cilantro 'cube' from Trader Joe's)
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 lime, juiced
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
- 1/8 tsp. chili powder
- 1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper
- Salt & pepper, to taste
Store leftovers, covered, in the refrigerator.
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