This Fresh Mexican Salad is simple to prepare and bursting with flavor. Mexican salads have a way of reviving your taste buds with all the fresh lime juice, jalapeno and cilantro. It’s a great salad to pair with a grilled steak for a Tex-Mex meal.
Prepare this Mexican style salad for lunch or dinner. It’s great served over a bed of lettuce or eaten as a wrap.
I have been on such an avocado kick lately, trying to find ways to work it into one of my meals daily or as a snack. It’s such a beautiful thing when something that is good for you also tastes really great.
Fresh Mexican Salad
Serves 6
Ingredients:
15 ounces black beans, rinsed and drained
1 1⁄2 cups frozen corn, defrosted (just leave out of freezer for 30 minutes)
1⁄4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
1 jalapeno, seeded and diced
3 cups tomatoes, chopped (about 5 large tomatoes or 2 pints cherry tomatoes halved)
2 avocados, cut into cubes
1 large lime
1⁄4 tsp salt
1⁄4 tsp pepper
Directions:
1. In a large bowl, add black beans, corn, cilantro, jalapeno, and tomatoes; fold gently to combine. Cut lime in half, then squeeze juice from both sides over the bean mixture. Sprinkle salt and pepper over the top; fold gently to combine.
2. Add avocado cubes and gently fold; careful, you don’t want to mash the avocado.
3. Garnish with additional cilantro if desired.
Notes: this salad is also delicious with some colby jack cheese or mexican blend shredded cheese added.
Are you ready to tantalize your taste buds with this Fresh Mexican Salad?
Fresh Mexican Salad
About a MomIngredients
- 15 ounces black beans rinsed and drained
- 1 1 ⁄2 cups frozen corn defrosted (just leave out of freezer for 30 minutes)
- 1 ⁄4 cup fresh cilantro chopped
- 1 jalapeno seeded and diced
- 3 cups tomatoes chopped (about 5 large tomatoes or 2 pints cherry tomatoes halved)
- 2 avocados cut into cubes
- 1 large lime
- 1 ⁄4 tsp salt
- 1 ⁄4 tsp pepper
Instructions
- 1. In a large bowl, add black beans, corn, cilantro, jalapeno, and tomatoes; fold gently to combine. Cut lime in half, then squeeze juice from both sides over the bean mixture. Sprinkle salt and pepper over the top; fold gently to combine.
- 2. Add avocado cubes and gently fold; careful, you don’t want to mash the avocado.
- 3. Garnish with additional cilantro if desired.
- Notes: this salad is also delicious with some colby jack cheese or mexican blend shredded cheese added.
This looks really good. I pinned it to save and share!
We would all love this – thanks for the recipe!
This is a very healthy salad, and I like Mexican food a lot and will be making this delicious recipe. I love avocados in recipes! Thanks for sharing.
There’s something about avocados and juicy tomatoes that gets me every time.
Oh, that is awesome! This is such a delicious and healthy dish. Thanks for sharing this.
This looks like a delicious salad. Believe it or not my kids would love this. They’re great eaters, and this is a great way to get some serious veggie power into them.
That looks really tasty! I love a nice refreshing salad.
That looks delish. It’s a perfect side dish for Mexican but also burgers and BBQ!
This sounds delicious and it is so easy to prepare too. Thanks for the great recipe!
I am always on an avocado kick. This salad looks really tasty and seems like a great way to savor summer.