Black Bean Salad

From the Two Peas and Their Pod

This easy Black Bean can be made in minutes and is a great appetizer or side dish to any meal. Serve it as a salad or dip with tortilla chips!

Prep Time   15 minutes

Servings   6

Ingredients

• 1 15 oz can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 cup corn 1 large ear of sweet corn or 1 cup defrosted frozen corn
• 1 cup halved cherry or grape tomatoes
• 1 cup chopped red bell pepper
• 1/2 cup chopped red onion
• 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
• Juice of 1 1/2 limes
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 large avocado pitted, peeled, and chopped

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, combine black beans, corn, tomatoes, red pepper, onion, cilantro, lime juice, olive oil, salt, chili powder, and cumin. Stir to combine. Gently stir in the avocado and season with additional salt, if necessary. Serve.

Recipe Notes

This salad can be made in advance, up to 1 day, just wait to stir in the avocado until serving time.