All Purpose Southwestern Corn And Black Bean Salad Recipes

This corn and black bean salsa is the perfect dish for potlucks when you want to have something healthy on the table.

This is a makeover of Ruby Tuesdays Carolina Chicken Salad, with a calorie intake at over 1,000, is no way for any American to eat, there has to be a better way.
I chose to add flavorful, healthier ingredients to pack this "3C Salad" with character, class, and crunch. 3C Salad is quickly becoming a family favorite for lunch.

Chicken with black beans and corn

Great lunch for a hot summer day

You can leave out the pepper if you don't like spicy stuff. I added some chopped onion

This is a great salad for a summer potluck or cookout. Proteins from the beans and quinoa also make this a bright summer lunch.

Lighter version of taco salad

You can use this as a salad or appetizer. It makes 16 appetizer servings with corn chips, or 8-10 side dish servings. It gets rave reviews at picnics!

Combine black beans with fresh vegetables to make a fiber-rich vegetarian friendly salad.

Goes well with black bean salad.

A quick and easy meal that packs protein and fiber!

Serve over salad as you would a taco salad. Garnish with salsa and nonfat sour cream

A taco salad with all the ''bells.''

Excellent side dish for Mexican Food

Great Potluck Meal

Add more Veggies to make a meal of this side.

This is EASY and quick. You are out the door for work in no time with dinner ready when you get home!

Tucked into tortillas, with corn and black beans, or atop a bed of lettuce, this is a delicious staple at our house. Easy crowd pleaser!

A deliciious, hearty meal quick to cook.

A meatless filling with black beans, corn, and green chilies. Yum

We love this recipe! It is fast and has lots of fiber.

This easy and nutritious recipe takes about 10 minutes to throw into the crockpot.

This recipe is adapted from one found on www.smittenkitchen.com. Makes 8 servings of 1 cup each. The ingredients are approximate, there is no need to be precise with this. Pretty much just add everything to taste! (This is also great as a salsa like dip for light tostito chips!) For more visual effect, use 1 green pepper and 1 each of red, orange, and yellow.

Oh, Quesadilla Explosion Salad! How I love you!
I have eaten plenty of these at Chili's and was "Oh so surprised!" to see it listed as #2 on the 10 worst restaurant salads! Number T-O-O! Too much fat, Too many calories, Too many points!

It's a salad! How can it be so bad for you?

Something had to be done! This is my response. I have also created recipes for the various ingredients used in this salad. They are named as they appear in the list of ingredients. Feel free to use them or your own. Beware the nutrition data of this salad will change if you use another version.