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Southwest Succotash Salad

Corn tortillas and bottled salsa are great with the salad. For dessert, top purchased vanilla pudding with fresh blueberries and a touch of cinnamon. This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Courses: Salads
Serves: 2 people

Recipe Ingredients

4 cups 440g / 15ozMixed baby greens
8 tablespoons 120mlPurchased oil and vinegar dressing - or more to taste
1   Kidney beans - (15 to 16 oz) - drained
1 cup 62g / 2.2ozFresh corn kernels - cut from 2 small
  Fresh ears of corn
1 cup 146g / 5.1ozHot pepper Monterey Jack cheese in 1/2" di - (abt 4 oz)
1 cup 237mlOne-inch-long red bell pepper strips
6 tablespoons 90mlChopped fresh cilantro
1 teaspoon 5mlGround cumin
  Salt - to taste
  Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste

Recipe Instructions

Divide greens between 2 large shallow bowls. Drizzle each with 1 tablespoon dressing. Combine 6 tablespoons dressing and remaining ingredients in medium bowl and toss to coat, adding more dressing, if desired. Season with salt and pepper. Mound salad atop greens.

This recipe yields 2 servings; can be doubled.

Source:
Bon Appetit, August 1999

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