Black Bean And Corn Salad

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (16 ounce) can black beans, rinsed
• 1 1/2 cups frozen corn, thawed
• 1 roma tomato
• 1/2 cup fresh spinach leaves
• 2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped finely
• 1/4 cup red onion
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1/4 cup feta cheese

Recipe

• 1 measure the corn into a microwave safe bowl. microwave on high for 30-40 seconds. stir, then set aside until ready to use.
• 2 rinse and drain the black beans.
• 3 dice the tomato and onion.
• 4 finely chop the spinach leaves and basil-i use my kitchen shears to snip these up.
• 5 fold together the black beans,corn, tomato, onion, spinach and basil.
• 6 whisk together the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, sugar, pepper, salt and red pepper flakes. pour over the bean and vegetable mixture. mix gently.
• 7 this is best if allowed to marinate in the refrigerator for several hours, but it's still delicious if you're in a hurry and need to serve immediately.
• 8 just before serving, crumble the feta cheese and sprinkle over the top.