I'm tired of waiting for spring, so I made spring on a plate.

I have received many questions on why I do not have pictures on my posts....when I say many I mean 1 or 2 but that is still better than no one looking at my post! ;)

Anyway, I was getting ready to go to the 1st Annual Sledding at Chef Mic's house event (I guess I should let her know that we plan on doing that again) and I needed to take some sort of appetizer or fun snack.  I was trying to figure out what to make.. I wanted to have tasty cucumbers, but then I also wanted salsa, so I made the best of both and made Black Bean & Corn Salsa in cucumber cups.  This was really easy to make and you will impress your friends and family with this tasty creation.  Here is what I used and the approximate seasonings.  I am a firm believer in seasoning to personal taste and recommend that you follow that mind set while keeping in mind that you can always put more spice in, but it's really hard to take it out!!



Black Bean & Corn Salsa in Cucumber Cups
Ingredients

• 1-15oz can of black beans
• 1-15oz can of sweet corn
• 1 Orange bell pepper small diced
• 5-6 green onions small sliced with root end removed
• 1 beef steak tomato small diced
• 1/4 to 1/2 cup of Greek salad dressing
• Salt & Fresh cracked pepper to taste
• 2 -4 English cucumbers

Directions

1. Peel English cucumbers and slice off the ends.
2. Cut cucumbers into half inch rounds and scoop out the middle with a melon baller leaving a little left in the middle to form your cup. ( I know what your thinking and it is OK to use a melon baller on other fruits and veggies besides just melons)
3. Combine the first six ingredients and season to taste with salt and fresh cracked pepper.  I prefer to use sea salt, but use what ever you are used to.
4. Portion Salsa mixture into cups and serve right away.

Chef Note:  You may find that you have more salsa than cucumbers when preparing this dish.  Don't panic you can put the leftover salsa in a dish and use it with chips.  Or if you wanted to really step out side the box, you could use it as a garnish on a tasty snapper or scallop dish.

Remember that you are only limited by your own imagination when it comes to cooking.  I look forward to hearing your comments.

I also remembered to take some pictures as well.