Three-Bean Salsa Recipe

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Here’s an easy recipe for fabulous, chunky salsa. “It’s fast, fresh, low in fat and high in fiber,“ shares Regina Gutierrez. To keep calories down, she serves it with baked or low-fat tortilla chips at home in San Antonio, Texas.

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Three-Bean Salsa Recipe

Prep: 25 min. + chilling

Yield: 32 Servings

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Ingredients

1 can (16 ounces) kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 can (15-1/4 ounces) whole kernel corn, drained
1 can (15 ounces) garbanzo beans or chickpeas, rinsed and drained
1 can (15 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained
2 cups chopped fresh tomatoes
2 to 3 jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped
1/4 cup chopped green onions
1/4 cup lime juice
2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Tortilla chips

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the first 12 ingredients; toss to coat. Chill for at least 30 minutes before serving. Serve with tortilla chips. Refrigerate leftovers. Yield: 8 cups.

Editor's Note: Wear disposable gloves when cutting hot peppers; the oils can burn skin. Avoid touching your face.

Nutritional Analysis: 1/4 cup (calculated without chips) equals 97 calories, 1 g fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 354 mg sodium, 17 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 5 g protein. Diabetic Exchange: 1 starch.

Originally published as Three-Bean Salsa in Simple & Delicious March/April 2006, p26