homemade corn and black bean salsa
This recipe is all about fresh, fresh, fresh. I use as many local or home grown ingredients as possible. So yummy, it's addictive.
prep time
40 Min
cook time
10 Min
method
No-Cook or Other
yield
Ingredients
- 10-12 medium fresh tomatoes
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 - poblano peppers
- 3 - mild hatch chiles
- 1 medium lime
- 1 1/2 cups fresh corn (or frozen if no fresh available)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
- 1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1/4 cup cilantro, fresh, chopped fine
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
How To Make homemade corn and black bean salsa
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Step 1Char poblanos and chiles over open flame, either on your grill or a gas stove top burner until skins are black. Place them in a plastic bag and set aside.
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Step 2Blanch and shock tomatoes. Peel tomatoes and squeeze out seeds and juice, strain juice and save for later. Chop tomato meat and put in 2 qt. saucepan. Add strained juice back to tomatoes. Add zest and juice of lime to tomatoes. Boil over medium high heat for 7 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
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Step 3Melt butter in skillet. Add onions, corn and garlic. Sauté about 5 minutes until onion is translucent and corn loses raw taste. Add beans and cook another 1-2 minutes.
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Step 4Remove peppers and chiles from bag. Peel off charred peelings and remove stems and seeds. Chop and add to corn mixture.
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Step 5Mix corn and bean mixture with tomatoes and add cilantro. Stir in tomato paste. Add salt and pepper to taste. Heat through to blend flavors. Cool completely before serving.
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