Hello everyone, I hope you all are having a fabulous week so far. I have a little secret and I am just going to say it out loud...I love Tex-Mex Food! I enjoy preparing Tex-Mex dishes just as much as I do eating them. This week I am sharing a few of my favorite Tex-Mex recipes, so please stay tuned!
Today I have a wonderful Warm Black Bean and Corn Salsa Recipe just for you. This salsa is wonderful on everything from Taco Salads, which I will be my sharing my recipe tomorrow, to yummy quesadillas! I know you are ready for the recipe, so let's get cooking!
Warm Black Bean and Corn Salsa
This Black Bean and Corn salsa is wonderful topped on everything from Taco Salads to yummy quesadillas providing a burst of flavor.
Ingredients
- 3 TBSP olive oil
- 1 red pepper finely chopped
- 1 jalapeño finely chopped, seeds and ribs removed for a milder flavor
- 3 green onions finely chopped including the green parts
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 16 oz sweet frozen corn
- 15 oz canned Low Sodium Black Beans rinsed and drained
- juice of 1 lime
- 1 tsp chili powder or to taste
- ½ tsp cumin or to taste
- ½ tsp kosher salt or to taste
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper or to taste
- 2 TBS fresh cilantro finely chopped
Instructions
- First, heat 3 TBS of olive oil in a large sauté pan.
- Add red pepper, jalapeno, green onion, and garlic. Sauté over medium heat for about 5 minutes.
- Then add frozen corn, black beans, lime juice, and seasonings.
- Mix well and cook over medium heat until corn and black beans are heated thoroughly.
- Next, stir in fresh cilantro
- Enjoy this warm salsa over tortilla chips, grilled fish, grilled chicken, in quesadillas, over nachos, or in a taco salad. The possibilities are endless!
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Happy Valley Chow
I love homemade salsas, they always taste so fresh and yummy! This sounds like a terrific recipe that I can't wait to try 🙂
Happy Blogging!
Katie
Thanks, Happy Valley Chow! Wishing you a wonderful day 🙂
Crystal
Dressing sound amazing!! One of our favorite meals in the summer is taco salad. Love the corn/bean salsa recipe too. Thanks so much!!
Katie
You are very welcome 😉 Hope you enjoy the recipe!
Jamie
How much red pepper? The ingredients list doesn't say.
Katie
I apologize Jamie! It is 1 red bell pepper finely chopped. I can't believe I forgot that in the ingredient list, thank you for bringing this to my attention. The recipe box has been corrected 🙂
steph
I LOVED THIS DISH. simple to make, easy to follow directions & boy was it yummy. i used this in shredded chicken tacos. Delicious!!