Guest guest Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 I got this recipe from the PCRM online cookbook and have made it several times now. It's great as a topper for grains and/or beans and last night I used a couple of servings of it as a salad dressing and it was wonderful! It really adds a nice *zing* to any dish and makes a beautiful, colorful (and healthy!) garnish to food. Colorful Corn Salsa makes 18 servings (1/4 cup each) (I think it really makes 6 servings. :-) Ingredients 1 cup fresh or frozen corn kernels 2 medium tomatoes, chopped 1/4 cup chopped red onion (about 1/2 medium red onion) 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper (about 1/2 medium pepper) 1/2 cup chopped orange bell pepper (about 1/2 medium pepper) 10 fresh basil leaves, chopped juice of 1 lime 3 tablespoons rice or cider vinegar (I use rice vinegar) Directions If using fresh corn, blanch it in boiling water for 3 minutes and rinse in cold water. If using frozen corn that isn't thawed completely, either blanch in boiling water for 2 minutes and drain or microwave until thawed. In a large bowl, combine all ingredients and set aside for 15 to 20 minutes to allow the flavors to develop. Serve at room temperature. Per 1/4 cup serving: 13 calories 0.1 g fat 0 g saturated fat 7.5% calories from fat 0 mg cholesterol 0.4 g protein 3 g carbohydrate 1.1 g sugar 0.5 g fiber 1 mg sodium 4 mg calcium 0.1 mg iron 13.6 mg vitamin C 88 mcg beta-carotene 0.1 mg vitamin E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 Thanks, Sparrow. Looks as if it would be very pretty! I'm never quite sure how people use salsa - it's not in my culinary culture - but I can see that it would be nice on plain beans to give them flavour. But as salad dressing????? Okay, thinking outside the box!!! It's in the Files!!!! Love and hugs, Pat ---- Vegetarian Spice: http://beanvegan.blogspot.com Vegan World Cuisine: http://www.care2.com/c2cvegworld Vegetarian Slimming: vegetarianslimming Vegetarians In Canada: vegetariansincanada " Atrocities are not less atrocities when they occur in laboratories and are called medical research. " (George Bernard Shaw) ______________________________\ ____ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. http://tools.search./newsearch/category.php?category=shopping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 On 2/8/08, Pat <drpatsant wrote: > > Thanks, Sparrow. Looks as if it would be very > pretty! I'm never quite sure how people use salsa > - it's not in my culinary culture - but I can see > that it would be nice on plain beans to give them > flavour. But as salad dressing????? Okay, > thinking outside the box!!! It *is* very pretty :-) I grew up with the idea of " salsa " being simply a spicy, chunky tomato sauce that you dip chips into, but it turns out that there are all kinds of different salsa recipes (I'm planning to try an apple salsa soon!) -- technically, guacamole is a type of salsa. Salsa is just a chunky sauce made from fruits or vegetables and can be served over all sorts of food - veggie burgers, veggie dogs, veggie " not-meat loaf " , baked potatoes and baked sweet potatoes, pasta, grains, beans . . . and, as it turns out, salad! :-) Sparrow > > It's in the Files!!!! > > Love and hugs, Pat > > ---- > Vegetarian Spice: > http://beanvegan.blogspot.com > Vegan World Cuisine: http://www.care2.com/c2cvegworld > Vegetarian Slimming: vegetarianslimming > Vegetarians In Canada: vegetariansincanada > " Atrocities are not less atrocities when they occur in laboratories and are called medical research. " (George Bernard Shaw) > > ________ > Looking for last minute shopping deals? > Find them fast with Search. http://tools.search./newsearch/category.php?category=shopping > -- " Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? " -- Isaiah 58:6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 It would make a good addition to a vegetarian taco salad with a few kidney beans added. Betty Pat <drpatsant wrote: Thanks, Sparrow. Looks as if it would be very pretty! I'm never quite sure how people use salsa - it's not in my culinary culture - but I can see that it would be nice on plain beans to give them flavour. But as salad dressing????? Okay, thinking outside the box!!! It's in the Files!!!! Love and hugs, Pat ---- Vegetarian Spice: http://beanvegan.blogspot.com Vegan World Cuisine: http://www.care2.com/c2cvegworld Vegetarian Slimming: vegetarianslimming Vegetarians In Canada: vegetariansincanada " Atrocities are not less atrocities when they occur in laboratories and are called medical research. " (George Bernard Shaw) ______________________________\ ____ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. http://tools.search./newsearch/category.php?category=shopping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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