Not sure if you knew this about me, but I love a good recipe!  When I find a good recipe I share it.  But, did you know that I love changing recipes to make them my own?  Yes, I love to experiment with food!  It has been something I have done since I was a kid.  I still remember the time my brother and I were home alone (we were old enough to be home without parents) and wanted to make cookies but couldn’t find a recipe.  Since we had made cookies often, we figured we knew what we were doing.  Hahahaha! Oh yeah, we only sort of knew what we were doing.  We made the dough and made sure it tasted right with each ingredient we threw in there! Oh my Word!  It ended up being a horrible cake but we had a blast making it!

Since then, I have learned a thing or two about cooking and baking!  I have many cookbooks and have watched hours of the cooking channel to know what makes good food!  As with all good chefs and bakers, I have made some things that I would not want to eat, but that is part of the learning process!  But, I have also made food taste better then a restaurant’s food!

I would like to introduce to you one of my favorite recipes! Black Bean Mango Salad!

Ingredients for Mango Black Bean Salad
Copyright by Holly Hedman

Black Bean and Mango Salad

1 can of rinsed black bean

1 mango, diced

1/4 white sweet onion (if you like strong onion, add more)

1 lime, zest and juice (I have made this with just lime juice)

1 cob of fresh organic white corn, cut off cob

1 avocado, diced

A small hand full of chopped cilantro

salt and pepper to taste

Drizzle of grape seed oil (olive oil will work too if you don’t have grape seed oil but a little goes a long way)

Directions:

Mix all ingredients in a bowl gently. Eat right away or chill for later!

Mango Black Bean Salad
Copyright by Holly Hedman

Pretty easy recipe that everyone will love!  I think you will enjoy this as much as I do!

Tip of the day!

When you buy fresh herbs (like cilantro, parsley, etc…) one of the best ways to store them and make them last longer is to put them in a tall glass with about an inch of water in the bottom of the glass, make sure the herbs are touching the water and put it in the refrigerator.  This will help keep it longer so you can use it for other recipes! 🙂

Please feel free to share this recipe with your friends and family! Thanks so much!