Black Bean Salsa

Perk up grilled fish, chicken breasts or ground turkey burgers. Also nice for dipping tortilla chips or crackers.

Customer Rating: Recipe Rated Five Stars - Top Rating

2 Ratings    2 Comments

Yield: 10 servings (1/2 cup)

Preparation Time: 20 min

Ingredients

1 can (15 oz) black beans, drained and rinsed
1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
1 large ripe tomato, seeded and chopped
1 jalapeno pepper, pickled or fresh, finely chopped
1/3 cup red onion, chopped
Juice from one fresh lime
Salt to taste
Freshly ground pepper to taste
Optional - add all or your choice of the following:
1/2 avocado, chopped
1 medium mango, chopped
1/2 cup corn kernels, fresh, canned or thawed frozen
1/2 cup red bell pepper, diced

Directions:

Combine black beans, cilantro, tomato, jalapeno, red onion and lime juice. Taste and add salt and pepper, as needed.

If desired, add all or your choice of avocado, mango, corn kernels or red bell pepper.

Garnish with a sprig of fresh cilantro and a lime wedge.

Nutrition Facts

Yield: 10 servings (1/2 cup)

Approximate Nutrient Content per serving:

Calories: 132
Calories From Fat: 18
Total Fat: 2 g
Saturated Fat: .2 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Sodium: 72 mg
Total Carbohydrates: 24 g
Dietary Fiber: 6 g
Sugars: 4 g
Protein: 6 g

Vitamin A 15.5%, Vitamin C 42.7%, Calcium 4.7%, Iron 8.5%. Prepared using all ingredients listed. No salt added, low fat black beans, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and no salt added frozen corn.

Please Note: Nutritional values listed may vary from final results depending on actual measurements, products and brands used to prepare the recipe.

Customer Comments

Recipe Rated Five Stars - Top Rating

Anon. Shelby Township, MI

“I served this with quesadillas, and it was so good!! Everyone in the family like it, even a five year old! I omitted the jalapenos and added the corn. My family wants me to make this every week now”

Recipe Rated Five Stars - Top Rating

P P

“This is very delicious and hardy salsa. My wife loves it”

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