Enjoy a great salad with your own homemade dressing of honey and lime.�  Refreshing and different; try it today!�  This light and festive salad has a Mexican flair with the black beans, corn, and avocado.�  It can be made into an entree salad by adding cubed cooked chicken.�  You could also make it a fried chicken salad by slicing fried chicken breast over the top.�  The dressing would be good on other salads as well.�  It has a Tex-Mex appeal with the lime and cilantro.�  It would be a good dressing to keep sealed in a jar in your refrigerator for use on other salads or for marinating meats.


FIESTA SALAD WITH HOMEMADE HONEY AND LIME DRESSING

1 pkg (10-oz) romaine lettuce blend (or your favorite salad blend of greens)
1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 pint tiny tomatoes, halved
1 pkg (10-oz)frozen whole kernel corn, microwaved and cooled
3/4 cup thinly sliced radishes
1/2 small red onion, peeled and sliced
1 ripe avocado, peeled, cored, chopped
1 cup chopped red bell pepper
1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
Freshly ground black pepper

Put frozen corn in a microwave-safe bowl, cover and cook about 10 minutes stirring halfway through cooking. Toss corn with remaining ingredients in a large bowl just before serving. Pour Honey-Lime Dressing over the salad and serve.

HOMEMADE HONEY AND LIME DRESSING

1/4 cup fresh lime juice
1/4 cup Canola oil
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
2 tbsp honey
2 tbsp finely chopped fresh cilantro
2 tsp minced garlic

Using a wire whisk, mix all ingredients together in a small chilled bowl until well combined. Pour over salad at serving time.

This recipe serves 8 to 10 people.

Enjoy!