Corn and Bean Salad

The success of making a good salad depends on ones ability to experiment with mixing different ingredients and the availability of the things in the kitchen when you decide to make one. Tonight i opened my kitchen cabinet and found these, a can of corn and beans.....


Decided to prepare a crunchy colourful and filling salad

Ingredients :
1 small can of corn
1 small can of red kidney beans
2 small tomatoes
few red radishes
1 big cucumber
1 carrot
dash of lime
dash of black pepper
dried oregano
2 table spoons of extra virgin live oil
1 table spoons of sun flower seeds (optional)
4-5 strawberries (optional )

Serves 4 

Step 1 
Grate the carrot and dice the cucumber, radish and tomatoes into small pieces.


Step 2 
Open both the cans and drain the water. Put the corn and beans into a big bowl and add the ingredients from the previous step. Add salt ,lemon, oil , oregano, pepper and mix well.



Step 3 
This step is optional. The sunflower seeds are a great source of nutrition and add a crunch to this salad. The sweet tangy taste of strawberries go very well with this mix. Sprinkle the seeds on the top and use the strawberry to give a 'look' to your salad.



Let this salad rest for at least half an hour before you serve/eat it so that the seasoning softens and flavours the salad. You can use fresh corn and beans. Soak the beans overnight and then boil.

Other suggestions 
Shredded lettuce goes well with this salad.
You can replace avocado with strawberry.
Chopped onion lifts up the taste as well.