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Black Bean and Corn Salad

This black bean and corn salad is flavorful, refreshing, and great for making ahead. It's a crowd-pleasing cookout side dish or a perfect summer lunch.

Ingredient

  • For the Dressing
  • ¼ cup fresh lime juice
  • 3 tablespoons avocado oil
  • 1 small garlic clove, grated
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • ¾ teaspoon sea salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • For the Salad
  • 1½ cups cooked black beans, drained and rinsed
  • Kernels from 2 ears fresh corn, left raw, about 1½ cups
  • 1 red bell pepper, stemmed, seeded, and diced
  • ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro, plus more cilantro leaves for garnish
  • ½ to 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and diced, or 1 serrano, sliced
  • ⅓ cup diced red onion
  • 3 tablespoons Cotija cheese
  • 1 ripe but firm avocado, pitted and diced
  • 2 tablespoons toasted pepitas, optional
Direction
  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the lime juice, avocado oil, garlic, cumin, salt, and several grinds of pepper.
  • Add the black beans, corn, red pepper, cilantro, jalapeño, and red onion and toss to coat.
  • Fold in the cheese and avocado and season to taste. Sprinkle with cilantro leaves and toasted pepitas, if desired.
  • Notes
  • I recommend cooking your own black beans for the best texture and flavor (canned beans can be kind of mushy), but in a pinch, canned ones work too.

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