Spicy Corn And Black Bean Salad

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 (10 3/4 ounce) cans mexican-style corn or 2 (10 3/4 ounce) cans regular canned corn, adding chopped green and or red sweet pepper
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 (4 1/2 ounce) can mushrooms, drained
• 1/2 cup green onion, sliced
• 1/2 cup cucumber, peeled and sliced thinly
• 2 tablespoons fresh jalapenos, peppers finely chopped
• 1/3 cup oil (i use olive oil)
• 1/4 cup rice vinegar
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
• 1 tablespoon orange rind, grated
• 1 -2 teaspoon cumin seed
• lettuce leaf

Recipe

• 1 in large bowl, combine all salad ingredients, blend well.
• 2 in small bowl blend w/whisk oil, vinegar, orange juice, garlic, salt; pour over salad and toss.
• 3 cover, refrigerate 1-2 hours to blend.
• 4 just before serving, drain salad.
• 5 stir in cilantro, orange peel and cumin seed.
• 6 serve in lettuce lined bowl or plates.
• 7 note: this is also really good if you do not drain, add the cilantro, orange peel and cumin, and omit the lettuce- just serve from the mixing bowl.