Grilled Corn and Black Bean Salad

Name: Grilled Corn and Black Bean Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 4 ears fresh corn, shucked and cleaned; 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 2 tablespoons lime juice; 1 teaspoon chili powder; salt and pepper; 1 can (15 oz) black beans, drained and rinsed; 1 small bunch radishes, trimmed and thinly sliced; 3 green onions, thinly sliced; 1/3 cup chopped cilantro; 4 oz queso fresco, crumbled; 1 avocado, thinly sliced

Total Time: 25 minutes 0 Reviews Jump to Recipe

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This Grilled Corn and Black Bean Salad is the perfect meat-free summer meal – with grilled corn, black beans, radishes, green onions, cilantro, queso fresco and avocados.

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Originally posted June 23 2012 – We had family dinner this past weekend, and it was a salad feast. Everyone brought one (or two!) salads, so we just had a big assortment of salads for dinner. It was divine!! I ended up bringing 2 salads – one I will post sometime soon, and I also remade this Grilled Corn and Black Bean Salad. I am in full blown summer mode, and let’s be honest – not in the mood to cook dinner most nights. This Grilled Corn and Black Bean salad not only makes a perfect meatless main dish, but it’s also great to take as a side dish to all of those summer bbq’s this year. It really is the perfect summer salad!

The original post from 2012 follows:

Yesterday, I hit the halfway mark. I’m already at the 20 week mark, and I can’t believe how fast this pregnancy is flying by.

This is the first time I have been visibly pregnant in the summer. And I’m starting to think that there is a reason that I spent most of the “big” months of my last 2 pregnancies in the colder months. This whole carrying-extra-weight-in-the-heat thing isn’t all that much fun. I will totally admit that on most nights, I am completely just cooking to survive. Simplicity is the name of the game. And really, the less heat, the better.

This salad is the perfect summertime meal – whether you are carrying a baby in your belly or not. I originally picked it because it sounded easy, but I seriously devoured this salad. I loved it. It’s a bonus that I didn’t have to turn on the stove or the oven, but none of that even mattered when I took my first bite. Don’t skip the avocado on this – I think that was the perfect touch that completed this salad. And really – there wasn’t anything about this that I didn’t love!!

What is your favorite summertime meal?

Get your grill on with these other grilled corn recipes:
Grilled Corn and Potato Chowder
Grilled Corn Quesadillas
Grilled Corn and Green Chili Dip
Grilled Mexican Corn on the Cob

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