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Corn & Black Bean Salad W/lime Dressing

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Vegetables, Grains Salad 8 Servings

INGREDIENTS

3/4 ts Ground cumin
1/4 c Fresh lime juice
2 tb Vegetable oil
1 tb Minced jalapeno
1/2 ts Salt; or less
1 cn Corn kernels (11 ounces); Drained
1 cn Black beans (15 ounces); Rinsed and drained
1/2 c Red bell peppers; cut into 1/4" dice
1/2 c Green bell peppers; cut Into 1/4" dice
1/2 c Sweet onion; cut into 1/4" Dice
1/4 c Chopped cilantro

INSTRUCTIONS

DRESSING
SALAD
Place the cumin in a small skillet and set over low heat just until the
skillet gets warm and the cumin is heated, about 1 minute. Off the heat,
add the lime juice and vegetable oil, plus jalapeno and salt, if desired;
whisk to blend.
In a large bowl combine the corn, black beans, red and green peppers,
onion, cilantro or parsley. Add the lime dressing and toss to coat.
Spoon the salad onto a deep platter or shallow bowl and garnish with sprigs
of fresh parsley.
NOTES : Canned foods simplify preparation This recipe came from the web.
www recipe.com ketchum kitchen recipes
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 13:57:09 -0700 (PDT)
From: PatH <phannema@wizard.ucr.edu>
Recipe By     : Ketchum Kitchen
MC-Recipe Digest V1 #126
From the MasterCook recipe list.  Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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