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Black Bean and Corn Salsa

A delicious and easy to make fresh salsa. Serve with tortilla chips for an any time family favorite snack.

Course Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine American, Tex-Mex
Keyword Black Beans, Fresh Salsa, Salsa, Tex-Mex
Prep Time 15 minutes
Minimum Refrigerate 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Author The Tiny Fairy

Ingredients

  • 1 15-ounce can black beans, rinsed and drained can substitute with Pinto beans
  • 1 15.25-ounce can sweet corn, rinsed and drained
  • 4-5 plum tomatoes, seeded and diced
  • ½ medium red onion, finely diced
  • 2 - 3 scallions, chopped
  • a small bunch cilantro, chopped
  • juice of 2 - 3 limes, depending on how juicy they are
  • few dashes hot sauce, to taste
  • kosher salt to taste (about 1 teaspoon) prefer Diamond brand
  • black pepper to taste (about ½ teaspoon)
  • Optional 1 Jalapeño, remove ribs & seeds, diced

Instructions

  1. Prepare all your ingredients. Rinse and drain the black beans and corn. Seed and dice the tomatoes. Chop and dice the red onion, scallions and cilantro. Juice the limes - you will need at least 2 Tablespoons of lime juice and depending on their size, you may need 2 - 3 limes.

    Note: prep If adding jalapeños, remove ribs and seeds and finely dice.

  2. Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and toss well to evenly distribute the ingredients and seasonings. Cover and refrigerate for at least an hour. Serve with tortilla chips, crunchy bell pepper wedges or lettuce wraps.