Black Bean and Corn Salad

Black Bean and Corn Salad

  "This black bean corn salad is good, versatile, easy, flavourful and
  loaded with vegetables! It makes a healthy main dish, side dish or
  salsa"
Serves : 8    

2 cups frozen corn
2 cups cooked black beans, drained and rinsed
3 large tomato
1 bunch green onions, chopped
1 green chile, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced fine
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 teaspoons lime juice
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
2 teaspoons chili powder


With corn in a colander  rinse in under running cold water and put into a
a large bowl

add all other ingredients and toss to coat.

Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

Stir before serving.


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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 135 Calories; 4g Fat (25.3%
calories from fat); 6g Protein; 22g Carbohydrate; 5g Dietary Fiber; 0mg
Cholesterol; 6mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 1 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat;
1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Fat.

NOTES : Serve over leaves of lettuce or over chilled cooked rice,
        millet or quinoa
        This salad tastes wonderful as a salsa in a taco or with
        taco chips
       
        In the middle of winter the tomatoes don't have much
        flavour. So I substitute a 28 oz can of diced tomatoes
        (drained)