Simple Salsa - Summer Memories

This is a great vegetable dish. No oils, sugars or dressings are needed beyond lime juice and salt, making it a low calorie accompaniment for anyone, particularly the HMR dieter.  I enjoy fresh vegetables in season. I probably won't make this again until next summer, but I can at least put the picture up to remind me of how tasty it is.

2 tomatoes

2 bell peppers

1 or 2 banana peppers (optional)

1 small onion

1/2 bunch cilantro

2 tablespoons lime juice (I use bottled unless limes are really cheap)

1/2 can corn kernels, drained

1/2 can black beans, drained

salt

Chop all fresh vegetables to pieces the size of your little fingernail into a large bowl. Chop cilantro leaves into very small bits with a kitchen shears. Add to bowl. Add drained corn and black beans. Add salt to taste. If I am making it to last for a few meals, I wait to add the salt until just before eating. This keeps the vegetables from getting soft while it sits in the fridge. This recipe is very easy to double, and has hundreds of variations. Different kinds of tomatoes or peppers or additional garden vegetables will change the flavor.