15 Minute Black Bean Salad

Contributed By: michelleschmidt
www.whfoods.com

This salad recipe we created for you, is very flavorful, full of nutrition and protein, and can be made in just 15 minutes. In addition to that, it will also keep for days in your refrigerator making it a great dish to have on hand for a healthy, instant meal.

Ingredients

1 15 oz	Can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 cup	Frozen corn, thawed
8	Cherry tomatoes, quartered (gently squeeze out seeds)
½ cup	Minced onion
2	Medium cloves garlic, pressed
½ cup	Diced red bell pepper
2 tbs	Pumpkin seeds coarsely chopped
1/4 cup	Chopped fresh cilantro
2 tbs	Extra virgin olive oil
3 tbs	Fresh lemon juice
	Salt and black pepper to taste
	* optional: dandelion greens

Preparation

Mix all ingredients together and serve. This salad will keep for a couple of days and gets more flavorful if you let it marinate in the refrigerator for awhile.