Charred Corn, White Bean, & Garlic Oil Pantry Salad

Woke up from a lovely nap
And glanced down at my phone.
“Will you guys come over tonight?
We’re BBQing, don’t stay home alone!”

“Of course!” said I, “what shall we bring?
What time should we arrive?”
With a winky emoji, she said “well, oh gee,
Five O’ Clock, and please bring a side.”

So what could I throw together real quick
Without a trip to the store?
I ran to the kitchen, like it was a Top Chef competition
And began assembling like never before.

First I opened some cans! Then threw corn in a pan!
Chopped up garlic to sizzle in oil!
Then in went the chives! (I’m making good time!)
A sprinkle of salt, into a bowl, wrap in foil!

When I finally checked the time, it was 4:45!
Untied my apron, wiped sweat from my brow.
If you ever, like me, find yourself in a quandary
Of needing food quick? You know what to do now!

Charred Corn, White Bean, & Garlic Oil Pantry Salad
Heavily Inspired by: How Sweet Eats
(one of my fave food bloggers of all time!)

Ingredients:

1 can chickpeas
1 can white beans
1 can black olives
1 can sweet corn
3 T olive oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
5 green onions, sliced
1 large (ripe!) tomato, sliced
2 T red wine vineger
2 T honey
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper

Instructions:

1. Drain and rinse your cans of chickpeas, white beans, and black olives. Empty into a serving bowl.
2. Drain your can of corn, and set aside to drip-dry in a strainer while you perform the next step.
3. Heat olive oil in a sautee pan. Drop your garlic cloves into the pan and sautee on medium heat for a few minutes until they are golden brown. Watch carefully… they burn quickly! Once golden, pour the garlic and the now-flavored oil into your bowl of rinsed beans.
4. There should be some garlic oil residue left over in your pan. Set it back on the stove, turn the heat up to high, and drop your drip-dried corn into the pan. Move it around every so often until you begin to get some char on the corn. This should take 5-7 minutes. Add the corn to your serving bowl.
5. Add green onions, tomatoes, red wine vinegar, honey, salt, and pepper to your serving bowl. Toss to combine. Can be eaten room-temp or cold, later!