A Darn Good Salad

Yesterday I was brilliant.  

I made a Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette dressing that I found on Pinterest:

1/4 cup lime juice
1/4 cup white wine vinegar
5 cloves of garlic
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp sugar
1 cup olive oil
1/2 cup cilantro

Run it all through the food processor until it's emulsified and beautiful.  I also added a dollop of sour cream to calm down the vinegar and bring it to the creamy side.

I then chopped about 20 roma tomatoes.  Slice them in half and run your fingers down them to slough out the seeds and juice.  You don't want your salad swimming in tomato liquid.  You just want the meat of the tomato.

So...

20 romas, chopped
2 cans black beans, drained and rinsed
2 cups frozen corn, thawed
2 bell peppers, chopped
Either a bunch of green onions or half a purple onion chopped.

Toss all of that with your cilantro vinaigrette.  It's almost like a fresh salsa.

We put that over chopped lettuce.  Optional is to top it with chicken and/or avocado, which we did.
We all loved it.

This recipe made enough for our whole family to eat for dinner, plus Nathan's and my lunch today.
Make some this weekend!