Up your salad game this summer with this Roasted Poblano, Black Bean, Corn, and Mango Salad! The roasted jalapeño and garlic in the dressing finish it off with a nice kick and a little heat.
Course Dinner, Lunch, Main Dish - Vegetarian, MM-Blue, Salad, Sides
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 8
Calories 310kcal
Ingredients
=====Dressing=====
1jalapeño chili -- minced
2whole cloves garlic -- unpeeled
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3/4cuploosley packed cilantro leaves
1/4cupfresh lime juice
1tablespoonwhite wine vinegar
3/4teaspoonground cumin
1teaspoonKosher salt
1/3cupextra-virgin olive oil
=====Salad=====
2poblano peppers
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2cupsfrozen corn -- thawed
1 15-ouncecan black beans -- drained and rinsed
1 1/2cupsquartered cherry or grape tomatoes
1 1/2cupspeeled and cubed ripe mango
1/2cupchopped green onions
1/3cupdiced red onion
8ouncesqueso fresco or queso blanco -- cubed
Instructions
=====Dressing=====
Place the jalapeño and garlic in a small dry skillet. Roast over high heat, turning often, until soft and browned. This will take about 10 minutes for the garlic and 15 minutes for the jalapeño. Remove to a plate and cool.
Remove the blackened skin; stem and seed the jalapeño. Peel the garlic.
Place the jalapeño, garlic, cilantro, lime juice, vinegar, cumin, and salt in a blender and blend for 30 seconds. Slowly pour in the oil with the motor running. Set aside until ready to use.
=====Salad=====
Roast the poblanos over an open flame on your stove-top or under a broiler until completely black. Put in a bowl, cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and cool. Remove the blackened skin; stem and seed the poblanos. Chop and put in a large bowl.
Add the remaining salad ingredients to the bowl with the chopped poblanos. Combine; toss with dressing and serve.