Summer is in full swing around here (hello, one-hundred-degree weather!), and I’m looking forward to spending my evenings at cook-outs laughing with old friends, hefeweizen in hand. And since chips and salsa are a mainstay at barbecues, I thought I’d share my favorite salsa recipe with you. It’s easy, tasty and your vegetarian friends (like me!) will love you for it.
You’ll end up with a ton of salsa, perfect for bringing to a party or enough to share for a week. I’ll admit I’m a total salsa fiend, but I think it’s delicious with chips, quesadillas, in a Mexican-style salad, and even as a topping on omelettes and breakfast tacos. I love it on everything and I hope you do, too!
| Black Bean and Corn Salsa Recipe |
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Ingredients
- 3 cans black beans (or substitute a can of black beans for pinto or kidney beans), rinsed and drained
- 2 ears of corn, shucked, or 1 can of organic corn, drained
- 6 tomatoes, chopped (or about 30 ounces of canned chopped tomatoes, drained*)
- 2 bunches green onions, chopped
- 2 limes, juiced
- cilantro leaves, chopped. I love cilantro so I use quite a bit, about half a bunch’s worth.
- white wine vinegar to taste
- jalapenos (fresh or pickled) if you want to spice it up
Instructions
- Toss all the ingredients into a big bowl, mix it up and chill for several hours. The longer, the better.
Notes
- Adapted from Rebeckah at Allrecipes.
- You can use canned vegetables or equivalent amounts of fresh vegetables instead. It’s a flexible recipe so mix it up as you please.
- *I am concerned about the BPA levels in canned tomato goods and avoid canned tomato products as best I can. I found a brand of called Pomi that uses BPA-free containers, and one of their 26 ounce boxes
of chopped tomatoes would be just right for this recipe.
14 Comments
your photos are beautiful! Love the blog!
This looks delicious! I love blogs that incorporate recipes so I’m following now :)
xx
Love your photos, KT, and the recipe looks great. I’ll adjust it a bit and try it. Keep them coming!
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Oooh, this looks positively spectacular! And so easy to make. I’m definitely going to be trying it.
It’s my first time on your blog and I’m simply in love — I can’t wait for more!
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ok, this looks delicious. really, really delicious.
thanks for the comment at greedy girl… i’m excited to find a fun okc blogger with excellent recipes! and good taste in beer! i’ll be following along.
oh and YES you need to get to nyc soon. my favorite city ever. (it even tops paris!) now i need to try playa del carmen!
I’m totally making this tonight!
I love how it looks when it’s still layered. I make a similar salad using the same ingredients, but I love this as a dip! xxSAS
Caroline: Thank you!! I wanted to do a little dance after I read your comment. I’m dying to go to NYC, really I am! I should plan a trip for fall, there’s no point going now if it’s as hot as it is here!
Denise: How was it? I’m happy you’re trying the recipe. I don’t think you can go wrong with it :)
Sarah: I could totally call this a salsa/salad, couldn’t I? I pretty much treat it as such.
one of my fave recipes! i put in on everything–it’s featured on my blog too!
thx for the recipe! looks y-u-m-m-y!!!
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This recipe sounds delicious. But I’m even more caught up in the beautiful pictures – your presentation is impeccable.
I have been looking everywhere for a great black bean salsa recipe and here it is! Thanks so much for sharing. I’ll be making this over the weekend for sure.
Muir Glenn and Eden Foods use cans that are BPA free. They both have a great line of organic canned tomato products. I really appreciate the BPA free cans of the many varieties of beans that Eden offers.
Thanks for the great recipes.
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