Corn Cakes with Black Bean Salsa

Budget Recipes

Savory pancakes with mild salsa. Easy, delicious, and great for a full meal, whether breakfast, lunch or dinner. Feel free to cook your own dry black beans for even more savings.

Black Bean Salsa

  • 1 cup cooked black beans
  • 2 green onions, sliced
  • 1 can mandarin orange segments, drained
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp lime juice
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1/8 tsp hot pepper sauce

Corn Cakes

  • ¾ cup milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 2/3 cup flour
  • ½ cup yellow cornmeal
  • 2 Tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ¾ tsp salt
  • 1/8 tsp cayenne
  • 2 cups frozen corn, thawed

Instructions:

In medium bowl, combine all salsa ingredients. Set aside. In another medium bowl, combine milk and eggs; beat well. Add remaining ingredients and stir until moistened. Heat griddle to 350° or large skillet to medium-high heat. Pour about ¼ cup batter onto griddle, spreading batter to a 4” circle. Cook 2-3 minutes, turn over and continue to cook 2-3 minutes more or until golden brown. Serve with salsa. Makes 4 servings