Black Bean Corn Salsa

Are you a salsa fan? I sure am! I can totally make a meal out of chips and salsa. Put a basket of chips in front of me and watch out! The problem is, a meal of chips and salsa doesn’t have a lot of nutritional value.

Tada! Black bean corn salsa comes to the rescue. Chock full of healthy beans (protein!) and colorful veggies, this salsa is filling and nutritious. Guess what? A half cup serving only has 85 calories! It’s practically guilt free.

Ingredients:

1 can (15 ounces) black or pinto beans, rinsed and drained

1 can (15 ounces) corn, drained (or 1 ½ cups fresh corn or frozen corn, thawed)

1 ½ cups finely chopped roma tomatoes, seeds removed (about 3 tomatoes)

¼ cup finely diced red onion, finely diced (about ¼ onion)

1 jalapeño pepper, seeds and ribs removed, finely diced

¼ cup minced cilantro (leaves and small stems)

2 tablespoons fresh lime juice (from 1 lime)

½ teaspoon ground cumin

½ teaspoon kosher salt

⅛ teaspoon coarse ground black pepper