Mango and Black Bean Salsa

This sweet salsa will be the perfect accompaniment to any Cinco De Mayo table:-)

I took a bit of a bloggy break over the last couple weeks. But I am back and doing my menu planning with I'm an Organizing Junkie. So, here is my menu this week:




Also, $5 Dinners inspires us all to make low cost dinners. In that spirit, I am taking what Pick N Save has on sale, pairing it with coupons and coming up with the tastiest money saving around! Black beans were on sale for $1.00 (normally $1.29.) at Pick N Save. I grabbed a bunch to make my featured recipe today:

Mango and Black Bean Salsa
Ingredients:
1 lime, zested and juiced
1 tbs honey
1 clove garlic
1 tbs olive Oil
Salt and pepper, to taste
1 mango peeled and cut into 1/4-inch cubes
1 can (15 oz) black beans, drained and rinsed
1 onion, diced
1 sweet red pepper, diced
1 tbs parsley, chopped

Directions:
1. In a medium bowl, mix lime zest and juice, garlic and honey. Wisk in olive oil and season with salt and pepper to taste.

2. Toss mango, black beans, onion and red pepper with the sauce. Top with parsley.

3. Serve with your favorite mexican dish or with chips.

Servings: 8

Cooking Times
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes

Nutrition Facts
Serving size: 1/8 of a recipe (4.4 ounces).
Percent daily values based on the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) for a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients. One of the recipe's ingredients was not linked. This ingredient is not included in the recipe nutrition data.

Amount Per Serving
Calories 141.34
Calories From Fat (14%) 19.11
% Daily Value
Total Fat 2.19g 3%
Saturated Fat 0.35g 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 128.26mg 5%
Potassium 349.37mg 10%
Total Carbohydrates 26.67g 9%
Fiber 6.12g 24%
Sugar 7.67g
Protein 5.97g 12%

Recipe Type
Appetizer, Mexican, Side Dish

Source
Author: Susan Ewing

Recipe: $3.75($2.26 on sale)
Serving: $0.47 ($0.28 on sale)






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Melon Salsa

Here, I am doing more menu planning with I'm an Organizing Junkie and finding more deals at Pick N Save for $5 Dinners .

The saga with my mom continues this week and so, I need to keep it really, really simple. At Pick N Save, they are having a Melon Mania:-) All their melons are on sale 2 for $6 (normally 3.99/each). I picked some up and I am pairing it with grilled fish this week.

Here is what I am serving:
Monday: Semi-Homemade Spaghetti (Cleaning/Doctor Appointment)

Tuesday: Leftover Buffet (Doctor Appointment/Playdate/Swim Class)

Wednesday: Grilled Fish with Melon Salsa (Doctor Appointment) (See Recipe Below)

Thursday: Chicken and Pasta (Swim Class)

Friday: Eat Out

Melon Salsa
Ingredients
2 cucumber, seeded and finely diced
1/2 honeydew melon, peeled and finely diced
1 cantaloupe, peeled and finely diced
1 cup minced red onion
1/2 jalapeno pepper, minced
1/2 cup chopped fresh mint
3 Tbs fresh orange juice
1/2 tsp salt
2 Tbs fresh lime juice

Directions:1. In a large serving bowl, stir together the tomatoes, honeydew melon, cantaloupe, red onion, jalapeno and cilantro. Stir in the orange juice, almonds, salt and lime juice. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving for best flavor.
2. Serve over grilled fish.

Servings: 8

Cooking Times
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Inactive Time: 4 hours
Total Time: 4 hours and 10 minutes

Nutrition Facts
Serving size: 1/8 of a recipe (6.6 ounces).
Percent daily values based on the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) for a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.

Amount Per Serving
Calories 59.23
Calories From Fat (4%) 2.58
% Daily Value
Total Fat 0.3g <1>