Black Bean Salad

Found on the "Simply Recipes" website. An excellent salad for summer time or a pot-luck. Cooking time is chilling time. I didn't have cilantro so used parsley instead. Also didn't have quite the required amount of corn, but it all tasted very nice. Chilled it for about an hour before serving.

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Serves: 6
• Yields: 6

Ingredients

• 390  g black beans
• 1 1⁄2 cups frozen corn, defrosted
• 1⁄2 cup green onion, chopped
• 1  jalapeno pepper, chopped, not seeded
• 3  plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped
• 1  avocado, peeled, seeded, and cut into chunks
• 1⁄2 cup cilantro, chopped
• 1⁄4 cup basil, chopped
• 2  tablespoons lime juice
• 1  tablespoon olive oil
• 1⁄2 teaspoon sugar (to taste)
•  salt and pepper

Directions

1. In a large bowl, combine the beans, corn, onions, jalapeno chili peppers, tomatoes, avocado, cilantro, basil, lime juice and olive oil.
2. Add sugar and salt and pepper to taste. (The sugar will help balance the acidity from the tomatoes and lime juice.) Chill before serving.