If, then, sin will be always acting, if we be not always mortifying, we are lost creatures... If sin be subtle, watchful, strong, and always at work in the business of killing our souls, and we be slothful, negligent, foolish in proceeding to the ruin thereof, can we expect a comfortable event? There is not a day but sin foils or is foiled, prevails or is prevailed on; and it will be so while we live in this world.

John Owen

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains, Meats	Niger		8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

3	c	Black beans, or turtle beans; cooked
14	oz	Stewed tomatoes, Mexican Style; drained and strained
1		10 ounces wh kernel corn, frozen; or 8 ounces canned
1/2	c	Red onion; diced
1/2	c	Chopped red bell pepper; or less
3	tb	Fresh cilantro; chopped
1	ts	Garlic; crushed
1	ts	Ground cumin
		Salt
2	tb	Salad oil
1	tb	Red wine vinegar
1		Chicken breast, grilled, cut into strips
		Optionals;
2	tb	Mild mixed green pepper; canned
1/4	ts	Ground cinnamon
		Freshly ground black pepper
		Oregano

INSTRUCTIONS

Pantry notes -- Select small oval black beans. Drain canned beans in a
sieve and rinse thoroughly under cold water. Try canned stewed tomatoes
with Jalapeno peppers, chili powder, cumin, and pepper (Del Monte has one;
S&W).  Drain, reserve the liquid;  chop the tomatoes (thumbnail size).
Avoid seeds and watery pulp. Select a light salad oil: olive, safflower,
corn, canola, blend, etc.
~ Combine ingredients before 'optionals.'  Taste and add salt and pepper, a
few more chilis, cinnamon, and/or oregano. If too dry, add some tomato
liquid. Store in the refrigerator until well chilled, at least 4 hours.
Serve as a salad on shredded iceburg or mixed leaf lettuce.  Greatest as a
filling for a QUESADILLA with a little shredded monterey jack cheese! (Heat
skillet to medium high; spray one side of a flour torilla with vegetable
oil; place oiled side down in the skillet; spoon on some filling.  Top with
cheese.  Cover with another torilla.  After about 2 minutes, spray the top
torilla and turn it; brown about 1 minute.  Serve with sauce casera.)
This idea's popular!  Continue to tweak the seasonings and proportions.
Feniger and Milliken (Two Hot Tamales) have a similar idea on page 158 of
their City Cuinsine book (1989).  Del Monte ad (1989) suggests similar
spices to make a salsa from their canned tomatoes.  Recently (May 1996)
Lucky supermarkets introduced a chicken salad from their deli that
resembles this. - May 13, 96

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