Black Bean and Corn Salsa

Black Bean and Corn Salsa is such a perfectly festive chunky salsa that loads up your chip with a dip that makes your mouth dance! Done in minutes, you can go from prep to attack in about 5. And the best part is when you run out (cause at a party this dip is da bomb), it wont take much time to refill the bowl for another round.

Black Bean and Corn Salsa

Looking for an excuse to make Mexican food this week?  Here are a few: The sun is shining…or not. Its almost summer vacation. You paid your mortgage today. What I am saying is YOU NEED NO EXCUSE!

Tacos, salsa, and basically anything smothered in hot sauce and sour cream is like a gift from above.

I mean, it would be an insult to the vegetables that grow if you didn’t eat them, you know? Dig into this dip and get a full bite of corn, cilantro, black beans, tomatoes and onions.

Corn and Black Bean Salsa

In a large bowl combine corn, black beans, onion, tomato, jalapeno and cilantro.

While you could opt for a freeze dried cilantro…don’t. Most stores keep fresh cilantro right in the vegetable aisles and its super cheap to get a ton. Fresh cilantro is part of the deal when it comes to breaking down the barrier of an OK salsa and a WOW salsa.

(funny story: my husband one time brought home CULANTRO and not cilantro. I had never even heard of it before. It’s a fatter leaf so I knew something was wrong. We got a big kick out of it, used it anyway, and guess what- delicious!) 

Mix all your ingredients super well.

Stir in oil, lime juice and spices and mix fully again to make sure there are no spices over concentrated.

Refrigerate, preferably overnight to let flavors mingle, but you can also serve immediately if you need to.

Serve with chips or cut up tortillas.

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Black Bean and Corn Salsa

Prep Time

5 mins

Total Time

5 mins

 

Corn and Black Bean Salsa is such a perfectly festive chunky salsa that loads up your chip with a dip that makes your mouth dance! Done in minutes, you can go from prep to attack in about 5. And the best part is when you run out (cause at a party this dip is da bomb), it wont take much time to refill the bowl for another round. 

Course: Appetizer, Snack

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: black beans, mexican, salsa, sidedish

Servings: 4 people

Author: Salty Side Dish

Ingredients

• 1 can corn drained
• 1 can black beans drained and rinsed
• 1 cup red onion diced
• 2 cups fresh tomato chopped
• 1/2 jalapeno seeds removed and diced
• 1/4 cup cilantro diced
• 2 tablespoons oil
• juice of 1 lime
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• tortilla chips

Instructions

1. In a large bowl combine corn, black beans, onion, tomato, jalapeno and cilantro. Mix well. 

2. Stir in oil, lime juice and spices and mix well. 

3. Refrigerate, preferably overnight to let flavors mingle, but you can also serve immediately. Serve with chips.