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Happy Fourth of July! Bring on the sparklers. Bring on the fireworks. Bring on the red, white, and blue themed cups, plates, napkins, and utensils. And, most importantly, bring on the food!
I made y’all salsa because it is too dang hot to cook. I hope you don’t mind, but there is no way I’m turning my oven on in this scorching heat. Nope. I just can’t bring myself to do it. Instead, I turned on the grill and roasted up some fresh corn and jalapeño peppers for salsa. Besides, who doesn’t like to dip copious amounts of carbohydrates into deliciousness?
The hubs and I survived on this salsa for dinner the other night. Sorry, darling, but it’s just too hot to feed you a proper dinner. Maybe next week (fingers crossed).
Corn has to be my favorite summertime veggie. It’s sweet, it’s crunchy, and it’s extremely versatile. I can usually find a way to sneak corn into just about any dish. It’s even good in ice cream, but that’s another story for a different post.
Grilling the corn until it’s slightly charred gives the corn a lovely depth of flavor. It brings out the nuttiness in the corn and gives it a nice smokey flavor. What I’m trying to say is grill your corn because it’s just plain ol’ delicious.
This dip is great for parties, barbecues, and even dinner when it’s just too hot to make anything else.
Chip up and dig in! Happy Fourth of July, y’all!
Black Bean & Fire Roasted Corn Salsa
3 ears corn
2 jalapeños
2 tomatoes, seeded and chopped
1/3 cup red onion, minced
1 14.5-oz. can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 lime, juiced
1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
Salt and Pepper to taste
Preheat a charcoal or gas grill. Drizzle corn and jalapeños with olive oil, salt, and pepper. Grill until slightly charred on all sides. Remove from the grill and allow the corn and jalapeños to cool slightly. Cut the corn off the cob. Slice the jalapeños in half, take out the seeds, and dice.
In a medium-sized bowl, add corn, jalapeños, black beans, red onion, cilantro, tomatoes, and lime juice. Add salt and pepper to taste and gently mix. Store in an airtight container and place in the refrigerator until you’re ready to eat. Enjoy!
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Hi and welcome to my flour-dusted kitchen! The name's Jennie. I'm a lover of cupcakes, an avid spatula licker, and a huge fan of sprinkles. Baking is my passion, but you'll find some savory dishes scattered amongst copious amounts of frosting and chocolate. I love hearing from ya, so feel free to leave me some love. Thanks for stopping by my little piece of the interweb.
I love homemade salsas like this in the summer. Your recipe looks very delicious and fresh!
I adore anything that I can scoop with a chip. YUM!!!
Great idea to roast the corn. I’ve been known to have homemade salsa and pita chips for dinner myself!
I love grilled corn. This looks like a great substantial salsa. Why would you need to feed anyone much more than this?
Ooh, Jennie, that looks so amazing! I live within walking distance of three different family farms, so fresh corn is readily available at all times during the summer, and I do love corn in my salsa. I know what I’m making this week!
Thanks, Kim! I love fresh corn from local markets.
This looks delicious! We have lots of fresh corn in the summer, so this would be a great way to use some of it
This salsa is absolutely invcredible my friend
Roasting corn is genius!
Also my subscription to your blog does not come through, is there any issue you know of? I want to keep up to date with your recipes, yum
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
I think you have to sign up via email again. After I transferred all of my stuff to a self-hosted site, all of my email subscribers got erased.
Happy 4th of July!!! What a great salsa to bring to any Summer party, it is one of my favorites to enjoy:-) YUM! Hugs, Terra
Thanks, Terra. Happy 4th to you, too.
Looks so yummy and simple!! I’m hoping to have a house-warming party (er…actually it’s more newly rented flat) in August. This would be perfect for the day!!
Thanks, Jaime! Congrats on the new flat.
You’ve got plenty of protein with the beans nothing else necessary … yum
This salad is my kind of salad. Love the fire roasted corn, fresh and healthy. Hope you had a fun 4th.
Thanks, Suzi! Happy 4th to you, too.
Now that’s my kinda salad! Gorgeous clicks, Jenni!
Thanks, An. It’s one of my favorite dips.
this sounds like a fantastic dip!
Thanks, Jenn!
Salsa dinners are the best!
I totally agree, and that’s exactly what I told my husband. I don’t think he was buying into it, though
Yum, love this! I just made something similar.
Thanks, Julie.
Love this!! I love how you grilled the corn and jalapenos!
Ooooh I bet that charred flavor is insanely awesome in this!
It really added a nice smoky flavor. Thanks!
I just love dips. This is an awesome recipe!