• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Townsend House

Cultivate Simplicity in your Home and Homeschool

  • Home
  • Blog
  • Video
  • Shop
  • About
  • Contact

TH

Black Bean Salsa Recipe

I love batch cooking.  Preparing several dishes in advance so that I can just open the fridge and have food ready to serve is something I need to do more of.  Last Saturday I took the opportunity to do just that.


I roasted a bunch of root veggies we had in our fridge, and made several salads – one was the chopped fresh vegetable salad I made last week.  Another that was a huge hit was a black bean salsa type dish.




Fresh Black Bean Salsa


1/2 lb dry black beans
1 15 oz can of organic sweet corn
1 large red pepper, chopped
1 28 oz can of organic diced tomatoes
1/2 sweet onion, diced
1/2 red onion, finely diced
1 bunch of cilantro, chopped
juice of one lime
1 Tablespoon chili powder
1 teaspoon salt


Soak black beans overnight, or use the quick soak method (boil for 2 minutes, then let sit for an hour).  


Cover black beans with water and gently boil until they are cooked.  


Rinse black beans with cold water and then drain.  


Pour the black beans in a large bowl.


Rinse canned corn and put in bowl (or rinse 1 1/2 cups frozen sweet corn under warm water until defrosted).


Add pepper, tomatoes, onion, cilantro, lime, chili powder and salt.


Mix together and eat.


I didn’t put jalapenos in because I didn’t want it too spicy for the kids, but I would add 2-3 jalapenos if I were just making it for Matt and I.




This was absolutely amazing.  I ate it as is in a bowl, but my kids and Matt all loved it with rice as a burrito.  I think this would also be delicious with eggs, although maybe less cilantro if I were going to have it with eggs.  We ate this all week, and my husband said he wants to have it on hand all the time from now on!  We also enjoyed it on our salads.


We love salsa in our house, so this was a great addition.  It had more vegetables and some protein with the black beans in it, and to me was a pretty complete meal.


Do you do any batch cooking?  What are some of your favorite items to have on hand in your fridge?

You may also enjoy:

  • 31 Days – Green Juice Recipe31 Days – Green Juice Recipe
  • When you want cheese, but you gave it up for LentWhen you want cheese, but you gave it up for Lent
  • Soup is the Recipe for a Cold DaySoup is the Recipe for a Cold Day
  • Zucchini Noodles with Fresh Pasta SauceZucchini Noodles with Fresh Pasta Sauce
Share
Pin
Tweet

25 Comments

Are you ready to cultivate simplicity in your home and homeschool?

Start with my easy guide to organize your homeschool curriculum.

Previous Post: « Top Five things People Wonder about Wireless #BetterMoments
Next Post: Sunday Quotes »

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Comments

  1. Sarah says

    February 29, 2016 at 3:08 pm

    Oh wow, such colorful ingredients! This recipe is right up my husband's alley!

    Reply
  2. The Coastie Wife says

    February 23, 2016 at 6:13 am

    This looks like the perfect recipe for a Mexican themed night! It sounds like it would go really well with tacos and chips.

    Reply
  3. Housewife Eclectic says

    February 23, 2016 at 12:11 am

    This looks so good! I love bean salsas and this just sounds like it has so much flavor! I am going to have to try it soon!

    Reply
  4. Nikka Shae says

    February 21, 2016 at 3:45 am

    Nice l, my husband loves black beans and he would love this with chips and grilled chicken.

    Reply
  5. Keri Herndon-Brown says

    February 21, 2016 at 3:17 am

    I love batch cooking too. Can you really freeze this? Would it stay fresh? Is there something I should leave out? Thanks

    Reply
  6. Hannah Adkins says

    February 21, 2016 at 3:06 am

    I make a salsa similar to this in the summer with my garden tomatoes & corn. So fresh and delish. Thanks for sharing this recipe!

    Reply
  7. Tanya @ Moms Small Victories says

    February 21, 2016 at 12:51 am

    Yum, yes with a teen playing two sports this spring, I know I'll need to make bigger batches of food. He's soon to be eating us out of house and home, and his younger brothers aren't teens yet but they still gotta eat. I love black bean salsa and often eat salsa or hummus and chips for a snack. Thanks for sharing this tasty, fresh recipe.

    Reply
  8. Ourfamilyworld says

    February 20, 2016 at 4:23 pm

    That looks so tasty! My family is big on salsas and this is one of our favorites.

    Reply
  9. Allie says

    February 20, 2016 at 3:43 pm

    Black bean salsa is always a crowd pleaser in our home. Healthy and delicious!

    Reply
  10. jillconyers says

    February 20, 2016 at 9:46 am

    This is one of my all time favorite dishes and it's the most often requested for parties. Our recipes are almost identical. You should share it with my Fri link up, Living a Life of Fitness Health & Happiness 🙂

    Have a great weekend!

    Reply
  11. Foxy's Domestic Side says

    February 20, 2016 at 7:06 am

    Such an easy recipe but with so many different flavors, I can see how the family would like it!

    Reply
  12. Amber N says

    February 20, 2016 at 4:41 am

    We love black beans, so I would definitely be willing to try this recipe!

    Reply
  13. Beeb Ashcroft says

    February 20, 2016 at 3:48 am

    My husband is all about adding rice to stuff like this and eating it in a burrito. I just might make this for him this week! Now just to hunt down dried black beans and not canned!

    Reply
  14. Amanda Love says

    February 20, 2016 at 3:08 am

    We love salsa in our house but I'm not a big fan of beans but my husband is. He loves them! I might have to try this for him and see if he likes it but I'm sure he will.

    Reply
  15. Colette Wright says

    February 20, 2016 at 2:08 am

    Looks yummy! I bet this would be really good with grilled chicken or fish!

    Reply
  16. CoCo says

    February 19, 2016 at 11:37 pm

    Blackbean salsa is always my favorite! I tend to be heavy on the corn and light on the tomatoes!

    Reply
  17. Karen Morse says

    February 19, 2016 at 10:41 pm

    Do you know that I have never found a black bean salsa recipe? I am so trying this out. I love salsa, but not a huge fan of canned things. This will be perfect – especially with tacos!
    Karen | GlamKaren.com

    Reply
  18. Roxanne Ferber says

    February 19, 2016 at 9:44 pm

    Great recipe! Looks like all of my favorite things in one delicious bite! Can't wait to try it!

    Reply
  19. Jan says

    May 14, 2015 at 8:57 pm

    ok, officially making this over the weekend…. again!!!! It is soo good! thanks for sharing it with us at Country Fair Blog Party! You are so supportive, and I appreciate you!
    Jan

    Reply
  20. Jan says

    May 1, 2015 at 12:47 pm

    I've been looking for something to make next week to take in to work, and this is it! YUM! I'd love for you to come share this over at Country Fair Blog Party, a once a month link up! Come share several posts and tell us what you are up to! Jan @ Tip Garden http://www.thetipgarden.com/2015/05/country-fair-blog-hop-may-15.html

    Reply
  21. Anne Campbell says

    April 29, 2015 at 5:42 am

    This looks delicious. Mexican food is a staple at my house, and I'm pinning this so I'll remember to try this for our next fajita night.

    Reply
  22. Jessica @ Barefoot by the Sea says

    April 24, 2015 at 5:58 pm

    This looks fantastic! Love batch cooking and having all sorts of things on hand! I make a similar salad to bring with us to Cap Cod and we eat it all week! Love having it with a few multi grain tortilla chips too! Yummy

    Reply
    • Heather says

      April 25, 2015 at 8:04 pm

      yes, this would be great with any kind of tortilla chip…maybe a little too good 🙂

      Reply
  23. Debbie says

    April 24, 2015 at 5:58 pm

    Sounds yummy!

    Reply

Trackbacks

  1. Clever Chicks Blog Hop #137 | Hosted by The Chicken Chick® says:
    February 9, 2019 at 10:36 am

    […] Black Bean Salsa recipe, shared by Townsend House […]

    Reply

Primary Sidebar

Are you ready to cultivate simplicity in your home and homeschool?

Start with my easy guide to organize your homeschool curriculum.

Currently Reading



Latest on Instagram

townsendhouse1

Heather @ Townsend House
My irises are showing up! White lilacs are also bl My irises are showing up! White lilacs are also blooming 🥰

#garden #2022garden #flowers #flowersmakemehappy
I am super excited to share the new Erin Condren T I am super excited to share the new Erin Condren Teacher Planners with you guys! I have been using the coiled teacher planner since 2015 and it is super functional for me. If you are interested in seeing the new planners that go on sale next week, you can find my videos at the link in my profile!

#ecsquad #erincondren #ectlp #ectp #homeschool #homeschoolplanner #homeschooling #homeschoolplanner #homeschoolmom #plannercommunity #teacherplanner
#ad 5 reasons we are STILL using @teachingtextbook #ad 5 reasons we are STILL using @teachingtextbooks for our homeschool math - it might not be why you think!
Find the video here - https://youtu.be/Q03_6jtpxa4
Find the corresponding blog post here - https://www.townsend-house.com/teaching-textbooks-6/
Get your FREE TRIAL here - https://u.teachingtextbooks.com/Free_Trial_HL41422

#homeschool #homeschooling #homeschoolmath #homeschoolhighschool #homeschoolingteens #homeschoolcurriculum #math #mathcurriculum #homeschoolmom #homeschoolplanning #homeschoolplanner #middleschool #elementaryschool #highschool
I have a preview of the new @erincondren life plan I have a preview of the new @erincondren life planners that are coming out on 4/25 for EC Insiders and 4/26 for the general launch! You can find links to all three of my videos in the link in my profile. If you have questions, let me know!

#ecsquad #homeschool #homeschoolplanner #homeschoolmom #ECInsider #ECLP #ecdailyduo 
#ecplanner
#ecplannerlove #plannerbabe #plannergirl #erincondrenlifeplanner 
#planneraddict #plannercommunity #plannerlove #weloveec #weloveecweekly
#plannersofIG #plannersofinstagram
#wildforec #Lovemyplanner #plannerinspiration
I haven't been out in my garden since last fall. I haven't been out in my garden since last fall.  I am so pleased to see all of my garlic coming up!  Next up, planting peas 😊

#homeschool #homeschooling #homeschoolmom #homesteadjourneys #homesteading #growyourown #localfood #garlic
It's a #homemadebagels kind of day! #yum wish they It's a #homemadebagels kind of day! #yum wish they would last longer than a day 🤦🏼‍♀️🤣

#food #fromscratch #baking #bread #homeschool #homeschoollife #homeschoolmom
It's always nice when a.) your child chooses a res It's always nice when a.) your child chooses a research project topic you yourself love, and b.) she can do most of the research by looking on our own bookshelves 😊🤷🏼‍♀️

#homeschool #homeschooling #homeschoolhighschool #homeschoolprojects #chickens #homesteading #localfood #localliving #greenliving #bravelearner #projectbasedlearning
We are nearing the end of our homeschool year! So, We are nearing the end of our homeschool year! So, my planning day for March focused on making sure I know everything we need to finish up to be DONE! You can find my video to my planning day at the link in my description! How is your homeschool year going?

#homeschool #homeschooling #homeschoolmom #homeschoolplanning #homeschoolplanner #erincondren #ECSquad #planningday #sonlight #sonlightJ #homeschoolhighschool #homeschoolmiddleschool #homeschoolelementaryschool #homeschoolmomlife
I have a full walkthrough of the new @sonlightcurr I have a full walkthrough of the new @sonlightcurriculum #homeschoolplanner up on my YouTube channel. You can find the video at the link in my profile.

#homeschool #homeschooling #sonlight #sonlightstories #homeschoolmom #homeschoolplanning #homeschoolplanner #middleschool #elementaryschool #highschool #charlottemason #interestled
I got a lot of new @sonlightcurriculum books this I got a lot of new @sonlightcurriculum books this past weekend! So fun to go through a lot of new books and resources we will be using for next year. You can see the unboxing at the link in my profile!

#homeschool #homeschooling #sonlight #sonlightstories #sonlight300 #bravewriter #bravelearner #bravewriterlifestyle #bravelearnerlifestyle #homeschoolmom #homeschoolplanning #homeschoolplanner #homeschoolhighschool #charlottemason #interestled #bookstagram #books
Just pulled the rest of our books (minus Lucy's bo Just pulled the rest of our books (minus Lucy's books) for the rest of the semester! I'm excited to finish strong 😊

#homeschool #homeschooling #sonlight #sonlightstories #sonlightJ #historyofscience #bravewriter #bravelearner #bravewriterlifestyle #bravelearnerlifestyle #homeschoolmom #homeschoolplanning #homeschoolplanner #middleschool #elementaryschool #wildandfreechildren #charlottemason #interestled #bookstagram #books
What I am #reading on this snowy afternoon! #home What I am #reading on this snowy afternoon!

#homeschool #homeschooling #homeschoolhighschool #homeschooltranscripts #homeschoolplanning #homeschoolmom #homeschoollife #bookstagram #books #readersofinstagram
#ad Car-schooling this past fall was quite the exp #ad Car-schooling this past fall was quite the experiment, one thing that worked well for us was Teaching Textbooks. Come see the unique ways that we use Teaching Textbooks on the go! Find all the info at the link in my profile or my copying the links below 😊
Video - https://youtu.be/YKhNNQFJQMo
Corresponding Blog Post - https://www.townsend-house.com/teaching-textbooks-5/

#homeschool #homeschooling #homeschoolmom #homeschoolhighschool #homeschoolmath #teachingtextbooks
Part of my January #tendinglist was to clean out m Part of my January #tendinglist was to clean out my office.  It took me a few days, but I *mostly* finished it and feel a lot better about how things are.

I actually picked the four hardest spaces in my house to declutter in January.  Seeing as how this is being posted today we can all acknowledge that I was way too ambitious 🤪

I made a lot of progress, and know that after I clean out our homeschool space things will be settled in my office as well. 

You can see how it all went down by clicking the link in my profile 😊

#abfolchallenge #decluttering #officecleanout #homeschool #homeschoolmom #homeschoollife #homeschooling #books
During history today Emma worked on sketching char During history today Emma worked on sketching characters for her animation.  Whatever helps her while we explore Newton, Leibniz, and the creation of calculus 😊🤷🏼‍♀️🤣

#homeschool #homeschooling #sonlight #sonlightstories #sonlightJ #historyofscience #bravewriter #bravelearner #bravewriterlifestyle #bravelearnerlifestyle #homeschoolmom #homeschoolplanning #homeschoolplanner #middleschool #elementaryschool #wildandfreechildren #charlottemason #interestled
Last week I posted about our homeschool spaces. T Last week I posted about our homeschool spaces.  Today the kids are doing school in my office closet 🤷🏼‍♀️ this is probably why organizing my homeschool room hasn't been high on the priority list 🤦🏼‍♀️

#homeschool #homeschooling #homeschoolroom
Super thankful for our #csa delivery each week! T Super thankful for our #csa delivery each week!  Today I will make a big pot of vegetable soup to have for the weekend.

#localfood #eatlocal #supportlocal
Today I am sharing my 2022 goals! Have you writte Today I am sharing my 2022 goals!  Have you written yours yet? It's not too late to start!  You can find all my goal planning videos at the link in my profile.

#goals #goalplanning #powersheets #2022goals #homeschool #homeschooling #homeschoolmom #homeschoolmomlife
New books! I can't believe we are at the transcrip New books! I can't believe we are at the transcript stage of #homeschooling 😬🤪

#homeschool #homeschooling #sonlight #sonlightstories #bravewriter #bravelearner #bravewriterlifestyle #bravelearnerlifestyle #homeschoolmom #homeschoolplanning #homeschoolplanner #middleschool #elementaryschool #wildandfreechildren #charlottemason #interestled #bookstagram #books
I may jinx myself, but we seem to be on the mend! I may jinx myself, but we seem to be on the mend!  This is the first chance I have had for Christmas baking - cream cheese bars and sugar cookies.  It might be all I make this year, but I am happy to have a couple of treats!

#christmas #christmas2021 #baking #yum #christmasbaking
Load More... Follow on Instagram

Let’s Connect

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

what can i help you find?

Are you ready to cultivate simplicity in your home and homeschool?
Start with my easy guide to organize your homeschool curriculum.

  • About
  • Privacy Policy & Disclosure
  • Contact
  • Index

Copyright © 2022 · Heather · Townsend House · All Rights Reserved

Share
Pin
Tweet