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Summer Black Bean Salad Recipe

	Lagoulue / All my dishes 2 years, 5 months ago This pretty, multicolored beans/rice/veggie dish is a complete meal on a hot summer day. Assemble it the night before, so the flavors have a chance to mix. Prep:1520m Servings:8	Lagoulue
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Ingredients

2 cans of black beans, drained and rinsed

1 can sweet corn, drained and rinsed

3 or 4 fat cloves of garlic, chopped fine

1 cup diced celery

6 or 7 plum tomatoes, diced

1 big bunch of scallions, diced

1 medium Vidalia onion, diced fine

1 ½ cups of cooked brown rice, chilled and tossed in olive oil

4 sweet peppers -- 1 each yellow, orange, red and green, diced

2 young, small carrots, slivered very finely with a peeler

½ bunch fresh cilantro, chopped fine

Couple tablespoonfuls of extra-virgin olive oil

Couple teaspoonfuls of vinegar (I like white wine/tarragon, but balsamic is nice too)

Salt & coarse-ground or cracked black pepper to taste

Directions

Toss the ingredients together in a large bowl; cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours. Serve poured over a bed of baby spinach leaves, or, even better, arugula. Goes great as a side dish with grilled eggplant & Portobello mushrooms, if you’re barbecuing.

On really hot days, this colorful dish is dinner all by itself. Serve with a cold soup (gazpacho, borscht, etc.) or hummus.

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Comments

chefjeb 2 years, 5 months ago said:
Tasty! This would be great in the dog days of summer. And healthy, also. One word of caution, however, anytime you mix corn with beans you need to use this within 24 - 36 hours. The enzymes in the corn react with the beans and the shelf life is short. Rice also adds to this shortened life. Good recipe, but don't put it in the refrigerator for several days. Eat it now and enjoy!

lagoulue 2 years, 5 months ago said:
Thanks, Chefjeb! I am glad to know about the corn/rice/bean interaction; however (if I DO say so myself!), it's always gobbled up well within 24 hours. Maybe, for a longer fridge life, you could combine all the ingredients except the corn & rice, mixing them in as-needed?

lor 1 year, 7 months ago said:
Another "5" fork winner! This recipe looks so good, I'm going to prepare it for our next picnic!
Cheers!!!

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