Corn And Black Bean Macaroni Salad Tex Mex Recipes

MEXICAN PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Make the dressing by whisking all of the ingredients together in a medium bowl until thoroughly incorporated, or shaking them in a jar with a tight-fitting lid. Set aside.
• Place the cooked pasta and the rinsed black beans in a very large bowl. Thaw the corn by placing it in a colander and running it under warm water; drain well and add to bowl. Add the tomatoes, jalapeños, and cilantro to the bowl, and pour about two-thirds of the dressing over top. Gently mix all of the ingredients with a large spoon until well combined. Refrigerate for several hours to allow the flavors to blend. Just before serving, stir in the remainder of the dressing and garnish with additional cilantro, if desired.

BLACK BEAN AND CORN SALAD II

Steps:

• Place lime juice, olive oil, garlic, salt, and cayenne pepper in a small jar. Cover with lid, and shake until ingredients are well mixed.
• In a salad bowl, combine beans, corn, avocado, bell pepper, tomatoes, green onions, and cilantro. Shake lime dressing, and pour it over the salad. Stir salad to coat vegetables and beans with dressing, and serve.

CORN AND BLACK BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 6 ingredients. In a small bowl, whisk dressing ingredients; pour over corn mixture and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour. Stir before serving. Serve with a slotted spoon.

CORN AND BLACK BEAN MACARONI SALAD - TEX MEX

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together and chill 1 hour to overnight.
• Do additional mayo or olive oil just before serving if extra creaminess is desired.

TEX-MEX BLACK BEAN AND CORN SALAD

Steps:

• Combine drained corn niblets, drained and rinsed frijoles negras, Rotel and olive oil in bowl. Chill 2 hours.
• While corn/bean/Rotel mixture chills finely chop 3 cups Romaine into large bowl, cover and place in refrigerator.
• At end of 2 hours combines chilled mixture with Romaine. Garnish with chopped green onion and fresh Cilantro if desired.
• Tip: You can skip the 2 hour chill time if you place the cans of corn, frijoles negras and Rotel in refrigerator earlier in the day.
• Other serving method is to use baby Romaine leaves or other leaf lettuce leaves as little scoops to hold appetizer bites of this salad.

TEX MEX BLACK BEAN & CORN SALAD

Steps:

• Simmer the black beans for 1 hour or soak overnight in water. Beans will double their size. Or use 1 - 2 canned black beans, rinsed well.
• In a large bowl, add the beans, corn, peppers, cilantro, olive oil, red wine vinegar, lime and seasonings. Chill for 2 - 4 hours. Before serving taste and adjust seasonings if desired.

BLACK BEAN & CORN PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to the package directions.
• Drain and rinse pasta with cool water.
• Mix all ingredients together.
• Refrigerate at least 2 hours.