Southwest Salad With Cilantro Dressing

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cans black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 can whole kernel corn, drained
• 1 green pepper, chopped
• 1 fresh tomato, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped (i like a purple onion)
• monterey jack cheese, cubed (optional)
• 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 3 tablespoons chopped cilantro
• 1 fresh jalapeno, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder (prefrences new mexico)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

Recipe

• 1 combine all ingredients, except the tomato, add dressing, and chill several hours or overnight.
• 2 add tomato just before serving.
• 3 dressing: mix dressing ingredients in a jar.
• 4 shake to mix, or whisk very, very well.
• 5 store in a glass jar in refrigerator.