Southwest Salad with Black Beans and Corn Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 cups dried black beans
• 2 cups cooked corn
• 2 to 3 medium-sized cloves garlic, finely minced
• A heaping 1/2 cup well-minced red onion
• 1 medium-sized red bell pepper, minced
• 1 medium-sized carrot, minced (optional)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil (plus an
• optional 1 to 2 tablespoons for the tortillas)
• 1/2 cup fresh lime juice (3 to 4 limes)
• 2 to 3 teaspoons whole cumin seeds
• 1/2 cup minced fresh cilantro
• 1/2 cup minced fresh parsley
• 1/2 cup minced fresh basil (if available)
• 2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• A moderate amount of freshly ground black pepper
• 3 to 4 corn tortillas (optional)