Fresh, bright, and straightforward to put together, Black Bean & Corn Salad is a American salad made with black beans, sweet corn, and red onion. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: Not specified
  • Total time: Not specified
  • Yield: 4
  • Category: Salad
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 15 oz can black beans
  • 1 cup sweet corn (fresh or frozen, if frozen thaw them, if fresh cook them before using in the recipe)
  • 1 small red onion (diced)
  • 1 jalapeno (seeded and diced)
  • 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 tablespoon maple syrup (adjust to taste)
  • 2 small limes (juice of)
  • salt (to taste)
  • black pepper (to taste)
  • 1 avocado (diced)

Method

  1. In a large bowl toss together black beans, sweet corn, diced red onion, diced jalapeno and chopped cilantro.
  2. Whisk olive oil with maple syrup, salt and pepper. Add the dressing to the salad bowl and mix well.
  3. Cover the bowl with a cling wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes for the flavors to mix in.
  4. Stir in the diced avocados just before serving.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.