Chef Tip: Try making your own homemade beans and visiting your local farmers market for ears of corn and summer heirloom tomatoes!

Ingredients 

• 6 Roma tomatoes diced
• 1 bell bell pepper seeded and diced
• 1 medium onion finely diced
• 2 jalapeño peppers seeded and finely diced
• 1 large avocado peeled, pitted and diced
• 15 oz can corn drained (or from 1 cooked cob of corn)
• 15 oz can black beans well rinsed and drained (or make your own)
• 1/2 bunch of cilantro About 1/2 cup chopped
• 3-4 Tbsp  lime juice
• 1/2 cup light Italian Dressing *
• 4 medium garlic cloves pressed
• 1 tsp sea salt or to taste
• 1 large bag of tortilla chips  

Procedure

1. In a large mixing bowl, combine diced tomatoes, chopped onion and bell pepper, seeded and diced jalapeño, sliced avocado, drained corn, rinsed and drained black beans and chopped cilantro. 
2. Stir in 3-4 Tbsp of lime juice, 1/2 cup of Italian dressing, 4 pressed garlic cloves and 1 tsp  of salt or season to taste. Mix everything together and serve with tortilla chips.