Description
This is a quick and easy chilled bean salad that always delights and never fails.
Ingredients
Units Scale
- 2 16–oz cans of black beans
- 1 16–oz can corn niblets
- 1 14–oz can diced tomatoes
- 1/2 large green pepper, finely chopped
- 1/2 large sweet red pepper, finely chopped
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
- 2 Tbsp fresh cilantro
- 1/2 tsp basil
- 1/2 tsp oregano
- 1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 1/2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
Instructions
- Pour black beans and corn into a strainer, drain and rinse thoroughly with cold running water and drain again. Pour into a large bowl.
- Chop tomatoes and add to bowl, reserving juice. Add the chopped green pepper, red pepper, green onions, cilantro, basil, oregano and pepper.
- Whisk olive oil and balsamic vinegar together. Stir in half the reserved tomato juice. Pour over vegetables, adding remaining tomato juice to taste, if desired. Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate 2-8 hours.