Black Bean & Corn Spanish Salad

I always see my roommate Jessica eating this corn and black bean mixture. I sneaked a bite, thought it was delicious, and asked her for the recipe. If you look closely at the photo above, you can see Oscar in the background! :)


Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp. salt
• 6 tbsp. of lime or lemon juice (I've used both, there's a mild difference) 
• 5 tbsp. of oil ( I use olive)
• 2 tbsp. vinegar (cider or red wine)
• 1 cup cilantro
• 1/2 cup red onion
• 3 roma tomatoes
• 1 red bell pepper ( or green, green is less $$)
• 2 tsp. of garlic
• 30 oz of black beans ( 2 small cans, or 1 large can)
• 1 can of corn 
• pepper
• 3/4 tsp. cumin (optional)

Instructions:

1. Drain black beans & rinse. Drain corn. Mince cilantro. Chop onion. Chop bell pepper. Chop tomatoes, and make sure you deseed the tomatoes or the salad will become soggy. Mince Garlic. Combine all in a large bowl.
2. In a small bowl, combine salt, lime or lemon juice, oil, vinegar, and optional cumin.
3. Pour the mixture over the vegetables.
4. Stir and chill.

Costs:

• 1 tbsp. salt
• 6 tbsp. of lime or lemon juice (I've used both, there's a mild difference) - $0.40
• 5 tbsp. of oil ( I use olive)
• 2 tbsp. vinegar (cider or red wine)
• 1 cup cilantro- $0.29
• 1/2 cup red onion- $0.60
• 3 roma tomatoes- $0.65
• 1 red bell pepper ( or green, green is less $$)- $1.68
• 2 tsp. of garlic
• 30 oz of black beans ( 2 small cans, or 1 large can) $1.25
• 1 can of corn $ 0.81
• pepper
• 3/4 tsp. cumin (optional)

Approximate Cost: $5.68 for a serving of 4 

( a lot of the ingredients involve kitchen basics such as salt, vinegar, and oil that I did not include in the calculations.)

xoxo,

Amy