Black bean Corn Salsa recipe is a Tex-Mex style side dish recipe. The combination of the ingredients leave a delightful taste in your taste buds especially if you are a person who is fascinated with Latin- American inspired meals. This salad goes well with chips along with cold beer and iced tea.

Aside from the taste, Black Bean Corn Salsa Recipe also has some health benefits. This salad is a great source of folic acid and fiber. It is common knowledge that these nutrients promote good digestion and proper metabolism. Aside from that it has components which eliminate toxins from our bodies. This is great news considering that you are enjoying great tasting food and at the same time getting healthy in the process.

You need to prepare two sets of ingredients for this salad. One set for the salad and another set for the dressing. For the salad you will need one 540ml tin black beans, drained and rinsed; one 341ml tin corn kernels, drained; one cup chopped tomatoes; ½ cup chopped green or red bell pepper; ½ cup chopped onion or green onion; and ½ cup chopped fresh parley.

For the dressing you will ¼ teaspoon salt and black pepper; ½ teaspoon hot pepper sauce if you prefer it; ½ teaspoon ground cumin; one teaspoon minced garlic; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; and two tablespoons of vinegar.

When you have prepared the necessary ingredients, it's time to make the salad. The first thing that you need to do is to chop all the ingredients in small pieces. Then on a separate bowl, put in the dressing ingredients and mix them until all of them have blended together.

Here are some tips if you don't have all the ingredients ready in your kitchen. If you don't have any hot sauce you can try red pepper flakes or finely chopped hot pepper. If you don't have fresh parsley, you can use two teaspoons of dried parsley. If you don't have any bell pepper, use chopped celery, zucchini, fennel or some carrots. If you don't have fresh tomatoes, canned tomatoes will do.

To give your Black Bean Corn Salsa Recipe a knock out twist, you can put in some tortilla chips before serving. Sliced olives and chopped avocado will also work wonders for your salad. Crumbling some feta cheese on top of your salad will make it look and taste even better, and lastly you can toss in some chopped mango for a tropical taste.