I'm always looking for Easy Mexican Side Dishes. I've found the perfect Black Bean Salad to go with tacos! This Corn, Avocado, and Black Bean Salad is easy, flavorful, and good for you!
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Mexican Side Dishes
Anyone else struggle with trying to find good Mexican Side Dishes. Oh, I know there is always rice and refried beans. But sometimes I want something a little different. Something that can go with tacos, or tostadas or [insert your favorite Mexican main dish here.]
Corn, Avocado and Black Bean Salad
The recipes that I am always the most pleased with are always the easiest, with the fewest ingredients. This is the kind of cooking that I want to do. The kind that almost doesn't need a recipe (but then what would I do!). Like the above salad. Oh, there is a recipe, it is Corn and Black Bean Salad from Martha Stewart, which I changed up a bit. But it really doesn't need one does it. I mean it's corn, black beans and avocado, tossed with a simple dressing of cilantro, lime juice and a chile pepper. But it's so good. It doesn't need any more than that. This is what I want to eat.
Some Mexican cookbooks you might like: Rick Bayless Mexican Everyday, Mexican Made Easy, and Tacolicious.
Corn, Avocado and Black Bean Salad
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 2 cups corn from about 3 ears of corn
- 15.5 ounce black beans canned, rinsed and drained
- 1 teaspoon minced seeded serrano chile
- 4 teaspoons chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1/2 avocado peeled, pitted and diced
- coarse salt and fresh ground black pepper
Instructions
- Heat oil in a skillet over medium high heat. Add corn and saute until just starting to brown, about 3 minutes. During the last minute, toss in the serrano chile.
- Transfer the corn mixture to a bowl and add the beans, cilantro, lime juice and avocado. Toss gently to combine. Season with salt and pepper.
Nutrition
More ways to use black beans:
Shrimp Tacos with Mango and Black Bean Salsa
Grilled Chicken with Corn and Black Bean Salsa
Great combo. Love it.
Mmm, I'm loving the idea of these flavors! And I happen to have all the stuff to make this ('cept I'll be using half an old jalapeno). Thanks for such a fun recipe!
Try it and let me know what you think!
I completely agree! This is the way I want to eat too - simple, healthy, and delicious! I love the addition of avocado in this salad - yum.
I know, right!
The easy simple recipes usually end up being some of the absolute best and tastiest! Throwing together a simple nourishing bean salad like this....totally me 😉
I agree, simple always seems to be my favorite!
This sounds wonderful! Thanks for linking up at Found & Foraged!
You're welcome! One of my favorite linky parties!
Simple but beautiful and delicious works for me. I have been craving fish tacos and this salad looks like the perfect side. Thanks for sharing it with Souper Sundays this week. 😉
Your salad looks inviting and appetizing, and, when the time-saving element is added, well, that is a winning combination.
This recipe is proof that simple is best! There are days when my cooking mojo ups and leaves, its life. I am not a recipe developer either 🙂
Velva
LOVE this! I make something similar (no avocado but red pepper) but I am always up for trying something a little different. It looks wonderful!!
Amen, girlfriend! XOGREG
So perfect for tacos, wraps, even as a dip! Yum!
Such a vibrant, healthy side dish/salad!
we love this kind of salad - whether we use it as a side, or as a taco topping - so fresh and flavorful!
WEll that's photo worthy!;)
Simple food can definitely be the best! And I totally feel you on blogger burnout...it happens to me, too. A LOT.