I decided to grill some chicken for dinner tonight. It’s a beautiful night with a light breeze, so I didn’t want to be trapped in the kitchen. I also didn’t want a lot of heavy carb laden food. So I rounded up a few fresh veggies, and pickled corn, and pickled jalapeno’s and made a fresh black bean salsa for the chicken. Needed a starch so I made some spicy grilled sweet potato chips. Y’all, there is nothing better than grilling out on a nice spring evening.
I found myself eating this salsa right from the bowl before I realized it. I loved the combination of the fresh tomatoes and onions with the pickled corn and the spice of the jalapeno’s. I think I’ll be eating more of it tonight with some tortilla chips.
I snuck an extra few slices of tomato. Growing up, mom always had fresh tomatoes out of the garden. I don’t think we ever had a summer dinner with out fresh tomatoes.
Black Bean Salsa:
- 1 can black beans rinsed and drained
- 1 small sweet onion diced
- I green or red pepper diced
- 2 plum tomatoes diced small
- 1/2 cup pickled corn (fresh or canned is ok)
- 1/2 cup pickled jalapeno’s (fresh or canned is ok)
- 2 cloves garlic diced small
- Juice of 1 lime (I used 2 key limes)
- salt and pepper to season to taste
Mix all ingredients well and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Use over chicken or fish. Great with tortilla chips too.
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