Corn and Bean Salsa/Salad

This is really fresh and tasty on its own as a salad, or with chips as a salsa! You can play around with the ingredients and seasonings too - it's very versatile.

Ingredients:

1 can black beans, drained and rinsed

1 can whole kernel corn

1 small green or red bell pepper, chopped

1 onion chopped and rinsed

1-2 green chilies (I used serranos, they're about 20 times hotter than a jalapeno)

handful of chopped cilantro

1 tomato, chopped (optional, I didn't put any in)

1 firm avocado, chopped (also optional)

3-4 tbsp lime/lemon juice

1/2 tsp cumin powder

1/2 tsp garlic powder (or fresh minced garlic)

salt and black pepper to taste

Mix everything together. Done. :)