Black Bean & Corn Salad With Avocado

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/3 cup fresh lime juice
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 (15 ounce) cans black beans
• 1 1/2 cups frozen corn kernels, cooked (can use canned)
• 1 avocado, peeled,pitted & diced
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 2 tomatoes, chopped
• 6 green onions, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped (optional)
• chili powder

Recipe

• 1 place lime juice, olive oil, garlic, salt, and cayenne in a small jar.
• 2 cover with lid, and shake until ingredients are well mixed.
• 3 in a large plastic container or bowl with a cover, toss the beans, corn, avocado, bell pepper, tomatoes, green onions, and cilantro together.
• 4 shake lime dressing again and pour it over the salad.
• 5 stir salad to coat vegetables and beans with dressing, cover and refrigerate.
• 6 let this sit for a while to blend flavors.
• 7 if you can, remove the container from the refrigerator every so often and turn upside down and back gently a couple of times to redistribute the dressing.