Summer Veggie Salad

Description

This is my favorite summer salad to take to picnics and makes the best of summer-time vegetables. Add chopped grilled chicken and take it from a hearty salad into an entree.

Ingredients

  • 5 ears corn, husked
  • 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 2 avocados, diced
  • 1 bunch fresh cilantro, roughly chopped
  • 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
  • ¼ large red onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 2 limes, zested and juiced

Instructions

  1. Place corn into a large pot and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender
  2. about 5 minutes. Drain and cool corn. Cut kernels from cob.
  3. Mix corn kernels
  4. black beans
  5. avocados
  6. cilantro
  7. tomatoes
  8. onion
  9. and jalapeno pepper together in a bowl.
  10. Whisk olive oil
  11. lime zest
  12. and lime juice together in a bowl; pour over corn mixture and toss to coat. Refrigerate until chilled
  13. about 1 hour.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 5 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins

Servings: 8

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