Corn Tomato Black Bean And Avocado Salad With Lime Vinaigrette Recipes

TOMATO, AVOCADO, CORN & BLACK BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Heat a gas grill to medium high or prepare a medium-hot charcoal fire. Remove the thick, outer leaves of the corn husk. Peel back the inner leaves, being careful to leave them attached to the cob. Remove as much of the corn silk as pos­sible and fold the inner leaves back over the corn. It's fine if some of the kernels show through the gaps inthe leaves.
• Trim the ends of the onion, peel it, and cut it into 1/2-inch slices. Thread the slices on skewers, brush liberally with olive oil, and season with salt.
• Once the fire is hot, put the corn and skewered onion slices on the grate and cover the grill. Grill the onion slices, flipping once so that they brown on both sides, for 8 to 10 min. total. Wrap the slices in foil and set aside; they'll continue to cook and soften a bit before they cool. Grill the corn for 10 to 15 min., flipping often until the husk is very charred and the kernels feel cooked when pressed with a fingernail; some of the kernels will be browned. Set aside to cool slightly before cutting the kernels off the cobs. Coarsely chop the cooled onion slices into 1/2-inch dice.
• Heat a small skillet over medium heat. Toast the cumin seeds in the hot, dry pan, shaking frequently, until fragrant, about 20 seconds. Seal the seeds in a plastic bag and coarsely crush them with a rolling pin or heavy pan (or use a coffee or spice grinder or mortar and pestle).
• Combine the cumin seeds, lime juice, jalapeño, and 1 tsp. salt in a small bowl. ­Gradually whisk in the 5 Tbs. of oil to blend.
• Lightly season the tomato chunks with salt. Transfer to a medium bowl and add the corn, onion, black beans, and cilantro. Drizzle the vinaigrette over the salad and toss gently. Fold in the avocado. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Garnish with the scallion and serve immediately.

BLACK BEAN SALAD WITH CORN, AVOCADO & LIME VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except for avocados in a large bowl and mix well. Cover and chill for a few hours or overnight. Right before serving, add avocados and mix gently, being careful not to mash avocados. Garnish with a more chopped cilantro if desired. Serve at room temperature.

BLACK BEAN, CORN AND TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• In large pot cover beans with cold water. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat, cover, and let sit for 1 hour. Drain beans and add fresh water to completely cover. Bring to a boil and simmer for 1 hour until beans are tender. Drain. In a serving bowl toss tomatoes with salt and set aside for 10-15 minutes to bring out juices. Add beans, corn, and onion and mix well. Add cilantro, lime juice and oil. Stir to coat. Season with salt, pepper and cayenne to taste. Serve immediately, or set aside for 30 minutes for flavors to intensify.

AVOCADO, BLACK BEAN, CORN & TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• In a liquid measuring cup, whisk Good Seasons salad dressing following directions on the pouch, but substitute water for the juice of 2 limes.
• Layer ingredients into a large bowl.
• Pour salad dressing on top and gently toss.
• Let sit, covered, in fridge for a couple hours - if you can wait that long!
• Serve with tortilla chips.

BLACK BEAN SALAD WITH AVOCADO-LIME DRESSING

Steps:

• Beat avocado, cilantro, and lime juice together in a large bowl until smooth.
• Heat a small skillet over medium heat. Toast pumpkin seeds in skillet until lightly browned and fragrant, about 5 minutes.
• Stir pumpkin seeds, romaine lettuce, black beans, grape tomatoes, corn kernels, and red bell pepper into the dressing to coat.

CORN SALAD WITH LIME VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Mix corn, tomatoes, avocado, onion, jalapeno pepper, and cilantro together in a bowl.
• Whisk olive oil, and lime juice together in a small bowl; drizzle over the corn salad. Season salad with salt and pepper.
• Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 30 minutes.

BLACK BEANS, CORN, AND TOMATOES VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan combine the black beans and enough cold water to cover them by 2 inches, bring the water to a boil, and simmer the beans for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until they are just tender but not mushy. Drain the beans and in a bowl combine them with the corn, the tomato, the scallion, and the minced coriander. In a small bowl whisk together the oil, the lemon juice, and the salt, pour the dressing over the vegetables while the beans are still warm, and let the salad cool, stirring occasionally, until the beans are room temperature. The salad may be made 1 day in advance and kept covered and chilled. Serve the salad, garnished with the coriander sprigs, at room temperature or chilled slightly.