Salade Mexicaine

I love salads, from the simplest to the most complex .. I was never particularly fond of them while growing up. I remember my mother's perpetual coaxing to get me to eat salads. Salads were a big No No in my menu. My love affair with salads began during my early college days when I was overzealously trying to get rid of the excess flab, amassed over years of gorging on those countless chaats, fried goodies & not to forget those pasteries . . Once I fell in love with them, there was no looking back.

I usually experiment with most vegetables & herbs & include them in my daily diet.
The one that I have for you today is a very simple mexican salad that I make quite often. Its a perfect mix of legumes & vegetables.

Preparation Time: 20 mins

You Will Need:

• 1 cup french beans
• 1 cup american sweet corn
• 1 cup red kidney beans/rajma - soaked overnight or for 5-6 hours
• 1 cup haricot beans/white kidney beans - soaked overnight or for 5-6 hours
• 1 small red onion - finely chopped
• 1 tsp vinegar
• Salt as per taste

Method:

• Pressure cook french beans, kidney beans & haricot beans
• Cook sweet corn on stove top until tender
• Mix together all the ingredients in a large bowl
• Add vinegar & salt as per taste
• Toss well & serve

Can be served as an evening snack too . . . Enjoi !!!

Am sending over this recipe to Divya's Dil Se for the event Diet Foods .. & also to Sra's Place for the event My Legume Love Affair & A Recipe which is a brainchild of Susan

Thanks Divya & Sra & Susan for hosting.