The other night, our friend TJ (not my TJ) had a Celebration of the Table party! He had made this beautiful table and wanted to celebrate it by having a feast! We never turn down an opportunity for delicious home cooked food. All of our friends make delicious food and so we were pretty excited. I had every intention of taking my camera to the party but I completely spaced. It was super fun with about 25 people there. We had ribs, macaroni and cheese, cornbread, grilled peaches and I brought a Black Bean and Corn Salad. I figured some veggies would be a nice addition to help balance things out.
I got the recipe from Carrie over at Making Lemonade. Check it out and check out her great blog! Say hello while you’re there!
Black Bean Salad
Ingredients:
1/2 cup chopped green onions or shallots
2 fresh jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced, or 1 whole pickled jalapeno pepper, minced (not seeded)
3 fresh plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped
1 avocado, peeled, seeded, and cut into chunks
1/2 cup fresh chopped cilantro
1/4 cup fresh chopped basil
2 Tbsp lime juice (about the amount of juice from one lime)
1 Tbsp olive oil
1/2 to 1 teaspoon of sugar (to taste)
Salt and pepper to taste
You mix everything together except for the sugar and the salt and pepper.
After you have it all mixed together, you add the sugar and salt and pepper to taste.
I ended up tripling the recipe because of how big the party was and it turned out perfectly!
If you are looking for a healthy addition to your summer parties, this is the way to go! It is so tasty and was a hit!
What is a must have at your summer parties?
See ya!
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