Corn salad
Serves
- 2 bag frozen fire-roasted corn (or canned)
- 1 can black beans
- 1 cucumber
- 1 bell pepper red
- 1 shallot
- feta cheese
- 1.5 avocado
- juice of 1 lime
- light mayo
- salt, chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder
- optional: grilled chicken or fish
- Cook the corn in a dry steel pan to get them nice and toasted and let it cool down.
- Rinse the black beans and let them dry.
- Dice the cucumber, bell pepper and shallot and add them to a big bowl together with the corn and black beans.
- Add the juice of 1 lime, 2 tablespoons of light mayo and the spices to the bowl and mix everything together.
- Dice the avocado and optionally add it to the bowl (this depends on how long you want to store this salad) together with the feta cheese and mix everything together.
- Serve the salad with tortilla chips and optionally add some grilled chicken or fish on top for extra protein.
- Add some chopped fresh cilantro for extra flavor.
- Use a different type of cheese, such as cotija or queso fresco, instead of Feta
- Add some diced jalapenos for a spicy kick.
- Use a different type of beans, such as kidney beans or pinto beans, instead of black beans.
- Add some diced tomatoes for extra freshness and flavor.