Southwest Salad

Ingredients

• 15 ounce black beans rinsed drained canned
• 0.5 cup crisco oil 
• 1.5 cups kernel corn whole frozen thawed
• 0.3 cup cilantro leaves fresh minced
• 0.8 cup green onions thinly sliced
• 0.5 cup juice of lemon fresh (1 to 2 lemons)
• 1.5 cups plum tomatoes seeded chopped
• 2 teaspoons salt 

Equipment

• bowl
• whisk

Directions

1. Toss together first 5 ingredients in a medium bowl.
2. Whisk together oil, fresh lemon juice, and salt; pour over black bean mixture, stirring gently to coat. Cover and chill at least 8 hours.
3. Serve salad at room temperature or chilled.
4. *1 1/2 cups fresh corn kernels, cooked, may be substituted.