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Healthy Corn and Black Bean Salsa

Full of protein-rich black beans, vegetables and citrus, this salsa makes a healthy snack anytime or a healthy topping for vegetable burritos. Spicy food helps you to eat slower and prevent over-eating.

Notes

For more healthy snack recipes, check out our collection of 30 Healthy Snack Recipes.

Ingredients

  • 30 ounce black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 cup frozen yellow corn kernals, defrosted and drained
  • 1 cup frozen white shoepeg corn kernals, defrosted and drained
  • 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
  • 1 jalepeno, minced
  • 1 large tomato, peeled and chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 large sweet onion (Bermuda, Florida, Maui, Vidalia), chopped
  • 3 green onions, thinly sliced
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 3 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper
  • salt to taste

Instructions

  1. Thoroughly, but gently, mix everything together. More or less of anything can be added to suit your own tastes.
     
  2. Refrigerate at least 4 hours and up to 2 days, to allow flavors to blend. Let come to room temperature before serving with baked tortilla or pita chips.

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