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Thursday, May 17, 2007

black bean and corn salad

i will never profess myself to be a true food connossieur, but every once in a while, my willingness to adapt a recipe for my very own (on account of copious hours researching similar recipes) comes up trumps, and here's one.

black bean and corn salad
2 cans black beans, rinsed
1 can white or yellow corn, drained
1/2 white onion, small dice
1/4 chopped red bell pepper
1/4 chopped green bell pepper
1-2 haas avocados, diced
1 mango, diced

dressing for salad
3 Tb olive oil
juice of one lime
3/4 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp cayenne
1 tsp cumin

1. mix all ingredients together.
2. whisk dressing and then fold into the other stuff.
3. stuff your face.

probably best as a side dish (or in a fajita) but we ate it as a main course.  
i may have liked it  more than hide.  the mango addition was his suggestion, and it rocked.  if you don't have any mango, probably a drizzle of honey would do the trick. another interesting thought may be to dice a jalapeno or serrano chile into it, for more kick.

whatever dude.  washing that down with some chocolate chip hazelnut cookies (don't do the toasting at home -- SUCH a pain in the ass) ... i feel GOOD.

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