Black Beans Corn Food

BLACK BEANS AND CORN

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the garlic and onions, and cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent and very soft, about 10 minutes.
• Drain the black beans, and reserve 1/4 cup of the liquid. Add the beans, the reserved bean liquid, and the remaining ingredients, except the parsley, to saucepan; cover, raise heat to medium, and cook, stirring occasionally, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from heat, transfer to a serving dish, and garnish with the parsley leaves. Serve immediately.

BAJA BLACK BEANS, CORN AND RICE

Steps:

• Cook brown rice.
• In a medium bowl, combine black beans, corn, tomatoes, onion, cilantro, jalapeno, lime juice, oil, salt, pepper and hot sauce.
• To serve, Place a scoop of hot rice in a bowl or on a plate, top with a generous scoop of the black bean mixture.
• Stir together before eating.

BLACK BEAN AND CORN SALAD

Steps:

• Mix together black beans, corn, bell peppers, onion and jalepeno.
• Mix dressing ingredients together and toss with salad.
• Refrigerate 2-3 hours to allow flavors to mingle.

BLACK BEAN AND CORN QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in onion, and cook until softened, about 2 minutes. Stir in beans and corn, then add sugar, salsa, and pepper flakes; mix well. Cook until heated through, about 3 minutes.
• Melt 2 teaspoons of the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Place a tortilla in the skillet, sprinkle evenly with cheese, then top with some of the bean mixture. Place another tortilla on top, cook until golden, then flip and cook on the other side. Melt more butter as needed, and repeat with remaining tortillas and filling.

BLACK BEANS, CORN, AND YELLOW RICE

Steps:

• Bring the rice, water, and olive oil to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender, and the liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Mix together the beans, corn, lime juice, and cumin in a large bowl. Stir in the cooked rice and serve.

CORN AND BLACK BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix together balsamic vinegar, oil, salt, sugar, black pepper, cumin, and chili powder.
• In a medium bowl, stir together black beans and corn. Toss with vinegar and oil dressing, and garnish with cilantro. Cover, and refrigerate overnight.

BLACK BEAN AND CORN SALAD II

Steps:

• Place lime juice, olive oil, garlic, salt, and cayenne pepper in a small jar. Cover with lid, and shake until ingredients are well mixed.
• In a salad bowl, combine beans, corn, avocado, bell pepper, tomatoes, green onions, and cilantro. Shake lime dressing, and pour it over the salad. Stir salad to coat vegetables and beans with dressing, and serve.

A SIDE OF BLACK BEANS AND CORN

Steps:

• Heat oil in pan on medium heat.
• Add onions, cumin powder, cooking til onions are soft.
• Add beans, corn, taco seasoning.
• Stir, lower heat to medium-low and cook til warm, mixed, stirring constantly so beans don't stick.
• Add hot sauce, stir and heat for another minute.

BLACK BEANS & CORN

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a small pan over medium-high heat. Add the onions, and sautee for 5 minutes, or until soft.
• Add the beans, corn, paprika, oregano and garlic salt to the pan and stir well. Lower the heat to low and cook for 10 minutes while stirring occasionally.
• Serve this over brown rice if you like, or top with pico de gallo and/or avocados.

CORN AND BLACK BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 6 ingredients. In a small bowl, whisk dressing ingredients; pour over corn mixture and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour. Stir before serving. Serve with a slotted spoon.

BLACK BEAN AND CORN SALSA

Steps:

• Stir the black beans, yellow bell pepper, orange bell pepper, green bell pepper, red onion, corn, olive oil, red wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar, apple cider vinegar, salt, cumin, cilantro, garlic, and hot sauce together in a non-reactive container. Chill in refrigerator overnight.

BLACK BEAN, CORN AND TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• In large pot cover beans with cold water. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat, cover, and let sit for 1 hour. Drain beans and add fresh water to completely cover. Bring to a boil and simmer for 1 hour until beans are tender. Drain. In a serving bowl toss tomatoes with salt and set aside for 10-15 minutes to bring out juices. Add beans, corn, and onion and mix well. Add cilantro, lime juice and oil. Stir to coat. Season with salt, pepper and cayenne to taste. Serve immediately, or set aside for 30 minutes for flavors to intensify.

BLACK BEAN AND CORN SALAD

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Let stand at least 15 minutes for corn to fully defrost and flavors to combine, then toss and serve. The corn will also place a quick-chill on this easy side-salad as it defrosts -- no need to refrigerate!

5-MINUTE BLACK BEAN AND CORN SALAD

Steps:

• Drain and rinse the black beans. Drain the corn. In a bowl, mix them with the pico de gallo, salt, and olive oil.
• If desired, add torn cilantro. Serve immediately with a slotted spoon as a side salad, in a rice bowl, in tacos, or as a dip with tortilla chips.

MEXICAN BLACK BEANS AND CORN (FRIJOLES CON ELOTE)

Steps:

• I usually grill these on the open flame to char and dry roast the chiles, onion and garlic. If that's not an option, then dry roast in a skillet. You can grill an ear to two of corn, too if you like. When making this year round it's not always easy to get fresh corn, so frozen works great.
• Blend the roasted chiles, onion and garlic in a food processor until thoroughly combined. Set aside.
• In a large skillet sauté the sofrito of chiles, onion and garlic over medium heat until liquid has evaporated, stirring constantly. Add cooked beans and corn to the chili mixture, stirring to incorporate. Simmer for another 5 minutes until warmed through.
• Serve with chopped cilantro, cheese and the pepitas (roasted pumpkin seeds) sprinkled on top.

MEXICAN LASAGNA WITH BLACK BEANS AND CORN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 F; Spray a 13-by-9-inch baking pan with cooking oil spray; Set aside.
• Stack the tortillas on a cutting board, and slice through them lengthwise into 3 strips each (The strips will not be uniform because of their circular shape; This is OK) Set aside.
• Pour the corn and black beans into a colander, and rinse with warm tap water to begin defrosting the corn and rinse the beans; Set aside to drain.
• In a small bowl, stir together the tomatoes with their juice, the tomato sauce, chili powder, cumin, garlic powder and sugar; Spoon about half of the sauce into the bottom of the dish; Cover the sauce with 5 of the tortilla strips (it's fine if they overlap somewhat).
• Break the egg into a medium-size mixing bowl, and beat with a whisk or fork until foamy; Add the sour cream and 1 cup of the cheese; Stir to mix well; Spoon half of the sour cream mixture evenly over the tortilla layer and spread it out with the back of a spoon; Scatter half of the corn and black beans over the sour cream mixture.
• Place 5 more tortilla strips evenly over the corn and black bean layer; Top with the remaining sour cream mixture, and the remaining black beans and corn; Place the remaining tortilla strips over the dish; Pour the remaining tomato sauce mixture over the tortillas, and spread it evenly with the back of a spoon to moisten all of the tortilla strips.
• Cover the dish with foil, and bake for 30 minutes, or until hot and bubbly.
• While the dish bakes, rinse and trim the green onions; Slice the green onions thinly, using all of the whites and enough of the tender green tops to make 1/2 cup; Set aside.
• If using the black olives, drain them well, and set aside.
• After baking lasagna, scatter the green onions and olives, if using, evenly over the dish; Return the dish to the oven, uncovered, for 5 more minutes.
• Remove the dish from the oven, and scatter the remaining cup of Mexican cheese evenly over the dish.
• Return the dish, uncovered, to the oven, and bake until the cheese melts, about 3 minutes.
• Remove the lasagna from the oven, and let it stand 10 minutes; Slice into squares and serve.

10 MINUTE BLACK BEAN & CORN SALAD

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl add corn, black beans, chopped red bell pepper, avocado, red onion and cilantro.
• In a separate small bowl add lime juice, olive oil, cayenne pepper, garlic, agave, cumin, onion powder, sea salt and pepper. Whisk to combine.
• Pour dressing over salad and toss to combine. I like to serve this salad with tortilla chips.

CORN AND BLACK BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Gather your ingredients so that you have everything close at hand on the counter or table.

MEXICAN BLACK BEAN CORN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot, sauté the onion, celery, carrots and garlic in 1 cup of vegetable broth over medium heat for 6-7 minutes. Add chipotle chili powder, roasted cumin, and black pepper and cook for another minute or two. Stir in the remaining vegetable broth, 4 cups (or 2.5 cans) of beans, and sweet corn. Turn to high heat and bring to a boil.
• Add remaining 3 cups (or 1.5 cans) of beans and crushed tomatoes to a Vitamix or blender and process until smooth. Stir into soup when boiling, reduce heat to medium, and simmer for 15 minutes until beans and vegetables are done to your desired tenderness.
• Taste test. Add Herbamare or salt to taste and lime juice.
• Serve in bowls and garnish with fresh chopped cilantro.