Black Bean, Corn & Tomato Salad
with Jalapenos & Basil
A well-balanced late summer salad with lots of in-season vege filled with fibre and plant protein. Great served as is, with a miso jalapeno satay; as part of a plant-forward taco feast or with beef & kale burgers.
- Serves4-6
- Cooks in 25 mins
- Prep time 15 mins
- High Fibre
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- Digestion
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- Anti Oxidants
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- Vitamins Minerals
- Plant Protein
Recipes with plant protein-rich ingredients. Examples of plant-based high protein foods include; quinoa, teff, millet, wild rice, oats, buckwheat, amaranth, sorghum, wheat, nuts, seeds, hemp seeds, peas, beans, lentils, legumes, soy, tofu & tempeh, broccoli, brussels, spinach, kale, mushrooms, nutritional yeast.
Ingredients
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Method
Black Bean, Corn & Tomato Salad
COOK CORN whole in the husk. Trim off long leaves & corn silk – see photo. TURN on oven 400F | 200C and place corn cobs on the middle shelf of cold oven – SET timer 25 mins – the corn will cook as the oven heats up. Remove from oven after 25mins and let cool in the husk until cool enough to handle.
DRAIN & rinse black beans.
PEEL cooled corn – stand vertically on a chopping board and slice down, cutting kernels off the cob using a chef’s knife.
DICE watermelon radish. SLICE cherry tomatoes in half and some in quarters.
PLATE beans + radish + scallions + corn. SCATTER over sliced tomatoes, jalapenos + basil leaves.
SPRINKLE with vinegar and salt, oil (optional)
SERVE as is, with Basil Pesto or Basil, Kale & White Bean Whip or Miso Jalapeno Satay Sauce or Lemon Dijon Mustard or Cashew Sour Cream.
STORE covered in the fridge for a few hours before serving.
Chef tips + Ingredient Swaps + Ideas
SWAP & ADD vegetables like radishes, pattypan squash, kohlrabi, cucumber.
ADD HERBS use chives, parsley, opal basil, mint, dill, fennel, nasturtium flowers.
SWAP Black beans for cooked green beans, other beans, lentils or quinoa.
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