BLACK BEAN SALAD
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This simple and healthy salad is a great side dish for many meals. Feel free to add different vegetables or spices to make the recipe your own. Try using fresh corn when it’s in season.

  • 1 15-oz can black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 2 15-oz cans whole kernel corn, drained
  • 8 green onions, chopped
  • 2 jalapeño peppers, seeded and minced
  • 1 green bell pepper, chopped (can also use yellow, orange or red peppers)
  • 1 avocado, peeled, pitted and diced
  • 1 4-oz jar pimentos
  • 3 tomatoes, seeded and chopped
  • 1 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
  • 1 lime, juiced
  • ½ cup oil and vinegar salad dressing mix, with spices if desired
  • ½ teaspoon garlic, minced


  1. In a large bowl, combine all ingredients and stir gently until combined. Chill until served.

Makes 12 servings

  

Family Cooking Tips:
 
This simple recipe offers plenty of ways for kids to help. They can rinse and drain the beans and corn and help measure out the rest of the ingredients. However, an adult should do the chopping, dicing, and mincing.

Kids of all ages can help put the ingredients in the large bowl and stir. Make sure younger kids know to stir gently.

Put kids in charge of deciding when the salad is chilled enough to serve.

 

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