I don't know about you, but living here in Alberta in summer, I hesitate to turn on the oven... no air conditioning, you end up paying for the luxury of an oven-baked meal! So I'm always looking for recipes for salads, etc. since the appetites seem to wane a little in the heat. Here's a couple fresh summery salads that are healthy and attractive as well... note: this is what I would classify as chick food... no guy I know would actually willingly eat these... :)
Black Bean Salad
16-oz can black beans, drained & rinsed
8-oz can whole kernel corn, drained
4 oz Monterey Jack cheese, cubed
3/4 cup green onions, sliced
3/4 cup celery, sliced
1 small red pepper, diced
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. cumin
1 garlic clove, minced
3/4 cup picante sauce
1 Tbsp. olive oil
Combine first 6 ingredients. Blend gently. Combine remaining 5 ingredients; mix well. Toss with bean mixture and chill well before serving.
Avocado Delight
3 avocados
2 large tomatoes
1 cucumber
1/2 lemon
Celtic sea salt
Cube ripe avocados, tomatoes and cucumber together into bowl. Squeeze lemon and salt over top of everything and mix together.
Black Bean Salad
16-oz can black beans, drained & rinsed
8-oz can whole kernel corn, drained
4 oz Monterey Jack cheese, cubed
3/4 cup green onions, sliced
3/4 cup celery, sliced
1 small red pepper, diced
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. cumin
1 garlic clove, minced
3/4 cup picante sauce
1 Tbsp. olive oil
Combine first 6 ingredients. Blend gently. Combine remaining 5 ingredients; mix well. Toss with bean mixture and chill well before serving.
Avocado Delight
3 avocados
2 large tomatoes
1 cucumber
1/2 lemon
Celtic sea salt
Cube ripe avocados, tomatoes and cucumber together into bowl. Squeeze lemon and salt over top of everything and mix together.
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