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  • Makes 3 cups
  • Serving size: ½ cup
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Loaded with creamy black beans, sweet corn, and juicy tomatoes, this spicy bean salsa is the ideal Tex-Mex appetizer to serve at your next plant-based BBQ. Cumin, paprika, and chili powder—the trifecta of smoky spices—liven up this WFPB rendition of “cowboy caviar.” Serve this chunky black bean salsa on its own, with baked tortilla chips, or over baked potatoes. To serve as a smoother dip, place all of the ingredients in a food processor and pulse five or six times so the dip is creamier but still has some texture.

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By Cathy Fisher,

Ingredients

  • 1 cup fresh or frozen corn kernels
  • 1 15-oz. can black beans, rinsed and drained (1½ cups)
  • 1 cup chopped tomato
  • ½ cup packed fresh cilantro, chopped
  • ¼ cup finely chopped red onion
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • ½ teaspoon regular or smoked paprika
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 clove garlic, finely chopped

Instructions

  • Place corn in a fine-mesh sieve. Pour boiling water over corn; drain. Transfer corn to a medium bowl.
  • Add remaining ingredients to corn. Stir to combine. Serve immediately, or cover and chill until ready to serve.
Nutritional Information:

Per serving (½ cup): 88 calories, 16 g carbohydrates, 5 g protein, 1 g total fat, 0 g cholesterol, 22 mg sodium, 5 g fiber, 2 g sugar

Note: Nutritional information is provided as an estimate only.

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Dean Tapp

Tried this and it was great. Thanks

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Cathy Fisher

Cathy Fisher is the creator of StraightUpFood.com, a website offering free recipes and information on eating a whole-food, plant-based diet free of salt, oil, and sugar. She is also a cooking instructor, teaching classes at TrueNorth Health Center and the McDougall Program, both in Santa Rosa, CA. Cathy began eating a plant-based diet in 1999, and in 2016 published her first cookbook, Straight Up Food: Delicious and Easy Plant-based Cooking Without Salt, Oil or Sugar. Find her on Instagram and Facebook.
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