Corn and Bean Salsa

So my mother has been bugging me for a good salsa recipe, so I made one the other night. We took pictures, but they are on a camera not with me, so when they will get posted. I actually made this salsa and Tostadas for dinner along with some gooey butter cake for dessert. All was really good. The Corn and Bean Salsa is fairly easy, fresh, and tastes amazing. There were three of us eating this, and it was pretty much gone that night.

Corn and Bean Salsa

4 Roma Tomatoes, diced up; about 1 1/2 cups (a 1/2x1/2x1/2 dice is good, but bigger is good as well)
3/4 cup Red Onion, diced
1/4 cup Fresh Cilantro, diced
1/4 cup Jalapeno, diced*
3/4 cup Frozen Corn, thawed right before adding in
3/4 cup black beans, drained
1 lime
1 Tbsp salt

Dice the tomatoes, red onion, cilantro, and jalapeno. Put in a bowl. Add in corn (you can thaw in about 1 min, just soak in warm water), and black beans. Roll your lime around on the counter with the palm of your hand to loosen up the pulp. Cut in half, squeeze the juice into the salsa, add salt. Mix well, enjoy with chips. The longer you let it sit, the more the flavors will mingle, my recommendation is to make this about 2 hours before you need it. There will be juice in the bottom, you can either drain or let it be, the juice is good on the chips as well.

*A note about Jalapenos. Whenever cooking with Jalapenos, it's always best to wear gloves. The oil in the Jalapeno will actually burn your skin, and some reactions are worse than others; I didn't wear gloves and my fingers had a tingling sensation for about 2 days.

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