Recipe Spotlight: School Garden Salsa

School may be out for the summer, but this salsa recipe is a great healthy snack for your child that is full of flavor.  School Garden Salsa can be made with fresh veggies that you may even be able to find in your garden! The salsa can be eaten with chips, on top of a salad, with chicken or fish, or just on its own as a side. Kids will love to help rinse the vegetables, squeeze the limes, and help mix the salsa together!

School Garden Salsa

 

 

Servings: 8

Ingredients:

1 can unsalted whole-kernel corn, drained
1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
4 plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped
1/2 bell pepper, seeded and chopped
1/2 medium red onion
1/3 cup minced fresh cilantro
1/8 cup lime juice
Baked tortilla chips

Directions:

1.   Combine the first 7 ingredients in a large bowl.

2.   Served with baked tortilla chips.

Gather all your ingredients.

Wash all vegetables thoroughly.

Drain and rinse black beans and corn in a colander.

Combine rinsed black beans and corn into large bowl.

Remove seeds in center of pepper and dice into small pieces.

Chop all vegetables in small pieces similar to the pepper.

Combine all vegetables into bowl along with black beans and corn.

Squeeze lime over all ingredients in bowl.

Mix all ingredients thoroughly.

 Serve your School Garden Salsa with baked tortilla chips!

Corn Season is Here!

 What better way to celebrate summer than with corn? You can find corn year round in the can or in the frozen section of the grocery store, but fresh corn is best during the summer months. You can usually find them in farmers’ markets and grocery stores still in their husks. Corn has many health benefits including being high in fiber, antioxidants, and B vitamins.

Shopping for Corn on the cob

• Look for husks that are fresh and green.  The husk should feel firm and heavy. Pull back the husk to look for plump kernels.
• If you find a lot of fresh corn on the cob on sale you can shuck them and freeze them for later use during the fall or winter months.

Shucking Corn on the cob

• Peeling or “shucking” the husks can be messy but if you hold the corn over a plastic bag it can make it easier to clean up.
• Hold the base of the corn firmly and peel back the outer husk. Grab the silks at top and peel those back. It may leave a few strands of silk on the cob but you can remove those after.

 
 Time to Eat!

• You can enjoy corn on the cob by boiling or grilling.Corn can also be cut off the cob and add it to  a salad and other great summer dishes. Check out some of our recipes: South of the Border Salad and Corn and Pepper Cups