Recipe Friday!

Spicy Corn Salad

Serves 8

Ingredients:

1 medium                              Red onion, diced                                        

2 medium                              Red peppers, diced

2 cups                        500 ml            Corn, frozen, thawed

½ cup             125 ml            Cilantro or parsley, fresh, chopped

¼ cup             60 ml              Green onions, chopped

⅓ cup             75 ml              Cider vinegar

3 tbsp             45 ml              Orange juice

1 clove                                   Garlic, minced                                 

1½ tsp            7 ml                 Chipotle sauce

½ tsp               2 ml                 Pepper

2 tbsp             30 ml              Compliments olive oil

Directions:

1.  Preheat oven to 400˚ F. 

2.  Place onion, red pepper and corn on a cookie sheet.  Roast in oven until tender.

3.   Mix onion, red pepper, corn, cilantro and green onions in a large bowl.

4.   Stir together vinegar, orange juice, garlic, hot sauce and pepper in a small bowl. Whisk in olive oil. Toss vegetables with dressing.

Nutrition Information per Serving (½ cup vegetables + 1 tbsp dressing):

Calories                     90

Fat                              4 grams

Carbohydrate            15 grams

Fibre                           2 grams

Protein                       2 grams

Sodium                      28 milligrams