This delicious summer Black Bean And Corn Salad features black beans, corn, and red onion dressed with olive oil, lime juice, and garlic. Simplicity at its best!
1cupwhole kernel sweet corndrained or fresh from the cobb
1cupred bell pepperdiced
1medium red oniondiced
¼cupparsleychopped
For The Dressing:
¼cuplime juiceor lemon juice, or red wine vinegar
1garlic cloveminced
½cupolive oil
1teaspoonsalt or to taste
Instructions
Prepare the vegetables: drain and rinse the beans, drain the corn, dice the red bell pepper and onion, and chop the parsley. Place all vegetables in a large bowl.
Whisk together olive oil, lime juice, salt, and minced garlic clove in a small bowl until emulsified.
Pour dressing over vegetables and chill the salad in the refrigerator for half an hour before serving.
Notes
You can use frozen or canned corn, but fresh is better in the summer.
Black beans can be replaced with pinto beans, red beans, or white.
Fresh parsley can be replaced with cilantro or even basil.
Garlic clove can be replaced with garlic powder.
Lemon or lime juice can be replaced with vinegar for a different taste.