Cinco De Mayo Recipes - Salsas

In honor of Cinco de Mayo, our cooking club met this weekend and focused on recipes to celebrate the holiday.  All the recipes were a hit!

Kim and Larry started off with the appetizers.  They made two different salsas and both were delicious.

Shrimp Salsa

1/2 pound salad shrimp
2 roma tomatoes, diced
1/2 red onion, diced
1/4 cup cilantro, minced
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 clove garlic, minced

Mix all ingredients together and serve with chips.  This was delicious!



Black Bean Avocado Salsa

1 15 ounce can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 11ounce can whole kernel corn, drained
4 roma tomatoes, diced
1 small red pepper, diced
1 jalepeno pepper, seeded and minced
1/3 cup fresh cilantro
1/4 cup red onion, diced
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 avocados, diced

Mix all ingredients together and serve with chips...another hit of a recipe!