Southwest Black Bean Salad

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb southwest green chile sausage
• 3 cups black beans, cooked
• 1 cup red onion, chopped
• 2 anaheim chilies, roasted, seeded and diced
• 1 jalapeno, pickled, seeded and diced
• 1 cup cilantro, chopped
• 1 teaspoon cumin seed
• 2 tablespoons lime juice, fresh
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon djon mustard
• 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a skillet over med. heat, fry the sausage for 5 minutes, breaking it up as it cooks. put it into a large bowl with the black beans and remaining salad ingredients.
• 2 dressing:.
• 3 in a small skillet, shake and stir the cumin seeds over med. high heat until they begin to smoke and give off a toasty aroma. put them in a bowl or mortar and pestle to crush them briefly.
• 4 in a small bowl, add the lime juice, vinegar, mustard and garlic and gradually whisk in the oil. taste for salt and pepper.
• 5 pour the dressing over the salad and toss well.