Black beans, red onion, and yellow bell pepper, mixed with fresh lime juice and olive oil. Thai black bean salsa is seasoned with fresh cilantro, cumin, garlic, basil and heated up with 4 dried thai chilies. This is a great salsa, but very hot.
Ingredients -
1 (30 ounces) can Black Beans, drained and rinsed
1 cup diced Yellow Bell Pepper
1/4 cup minced Red Onion
1/2 cup minced Fresh Cilantro
1 clove Garlic, minced
4 tablespoons Fresh Lime Juice
1 tablespoon Olive Oil
4 dried Thai Chilies, minced
1/4 teaspoon Cumin
1/4 teaspoon Dried Basil
Preparation:
1. Combine black beans, yellow bell pepper, red onion, fresh cilantro, garlic, fresh lime juice, olive oil, Thai chilies, cumin and dried basil in a serving bowl.
2. Chill salsa in the refrigerator for at least an hour before serving.
Variations and Recipe Ideas:
Cooking Tip
Thai Chilies
Thai chilies are very hot. The red chilies are dried, ground, and sold as a spice. Thai chilies can be found in many supermarkets and asian specialty stores.
Cooking Tip
Dried Black Beans
You can purchase dried black beans at any supermarket. Follow package directions or rinse black beans under cold running water. Discard any broken beans. Add black beans and enough water in a large saucepan over high heat. Bring to a boil. Boil 1 minute. Remove from heat. Set aside for 1 hour. Drain black beans.
