Kidney Bean and Corn Salsa Salad
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I don’t know WHAT came over me today. I was home working on a few projects and I just felt like something new for lunch. Yet I wasn’t in the mood for a salad or a sandwich and I really didn’t want to cook. What’s a girl to do?
Well, I ended up creating the simplest, no cook, multipurpose, filling “Salsa salad”. (Can you tell I had no idea what to call it?)
I don’t want to pat myself on the back or anything but this was REALY good. *pat* *pat* So good, I ate it three different ways today! First, I put a serving in a pita with a some spinach leaves. YUM! Then I just topped a pile of spinach leaves for a more traditional salad YUM! YUM! And later I took two romaine leaves and used the “salsa” as a filling for lettuce wraps. YUM! YUM! YUM!
OK, now I probably talked it up too much but in all honestly, I really, really liked it. 
- 1 can (15 oz) can red kidney beans drained and rinsed
- 1 small can (8 oz) sweet yellow corn drained and rinsed
- 2 -3 slices of red onion diced small.
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 1 tbsp dried cilantro
- 1 tsp chili powder
- ½ tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp Tabasco sauce (or to taste)
Mix all ingredients and let it sit for about 20 minutes. That’s it! The longer it sits the more the flavors merge.
I have half in the fridge for tomorrow and honesty I may just take a fork to it and eat it straight up!
| Servings | Amount per Serving | Calories | Fat | Fiber | WWPs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | about 3/4 cup | 230 | 2g | 7g | 4 |
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sounds yummy!! I can’t wait to try it. it may take the place of my most recent favorite of yours… the spicy black beans and zucchini!!
You know what rocks? I just bought like… all of those ingredients!
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i’ll go ahead and give you that pat on the back for this one–clean, simple, and delicious!
This looks so good. I can’t wait to try it!
I made this last night, but with black beans (b/c that’s what I had), & it was deee-lish! Thanks!
Hi Roni,
I made this today and it’s delicious! And super simple, which is always a plus.
One question — when I put this recipe in my WW online Recipe Builder and entered that it was 4 servings, it came out as 2 points per serving, not 4. Am I missing something?
Thanks for your recipes and blog! I love visiting every day.
Melissa
This was absolutely excellent. I made it while cooking dinner last night, let it sit overnight and then I ate it on lettuce wraps today and it was FANTASTIC!!!!!! Simple, fast and totally yummy!
Amy - OK, sorry for the late response. I seem to have a nutritional Information issue every time I create a recipe with beans. They tend to up the calories which increase the points but when Weight Watchers calculates the points for beans it always seems lower then when I do the raw Calories/fat/fiber.
So, honestly, the short answer is…. I don’t know. I’ll check my calculations again, though.
Thanks for checking it in the recipe builder for me!
Oh and So glad you liked it!!
This is so YUMMY!!!!
I am actually eating it on a bed of romaine now and it is awesome!!! Love it.
This is a recipe to keep and add to the recipe box.