Black Bean–Mango Salsa

Name: Black Bean–Mango Salsa
Yield: Serves 20 (Makes about 5 cups)
Ingredients: 1 cup, black beans, cooked; 2 , mangos, peeled, seeded and diced small; 1/2 , red bell pepper, cored, seeded and diced small; 1/2 , medium green bell pepper, cored, seeded and diced small; 1/2 , medium red onion, diced small; 3/4 cup, pineapple juice; 1/2 cup, lime juice from 4 medium limes; 1/2 cup, chopped fresh cilantro leaves; 2 tablespoons, ground cumin; 1 , small jalapeño chile, seeded and minced

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 1996

This bright salsa adds intense flavor with minimal effort.

SERVES20 (Makes about 5 cups)

TIME20 minutes, plus 1 hour chilling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For a cohesive salsa, we diced the mango, bell peppers, and onion small so that they would be roughly the same size as the black beans. Ground cumin complemented the beans' earthiness, and pineapple juice and lime juice brightened things up...

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