By Recipe Team on September 19, 2022
Freshen up your fall tailgate with this healthy corn and black bean salad and cilantro dressing recipe.
Sweet corn adds crunch to this healthy recipe developed by a Carilion Clinic dietitian. Add fresh herbs and your own homemade dressing and make it your own (we won't mind!).
You can even make it a meal by spooning it over fresh greens for a protein-packed salad.
Ingredients:
Salad:
1 16-ounce can black beans, rinsed and drained
4 ears corn
1 each red and yellow bell pepper, diced
5 green onions, finely minced
1 small red onion, peeled and finely diced
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Dressing:
2 tbsp. Dijon mustard
1.3 cup balsamic vinegar
3 tbsp. lime juice
2 cloves garlic, peeled and finely minced
2 tsp. ground cumin
2 tbsp. olive oil
1.2 cup chopped cilantro
Salt and pepper to taste
Preparation:
- Drop the corn in boiling water for 3-4 minutes.
- Plunge into ice water; then when cool, slice off teh kernels.
- Combine with the black beans.
- Add the red and yellow bell pepper, green onions and red onion.
- Mix well.
- With machine running, drizzle in olive oil.
- Add salt and pepper.
- Add the chopped cilantro and process for five seconds.
- Pour the dressing over the salad ingredients as needed.
Prep time: 15 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Cook time: 0
Serves: 6
