1 ½ cups pitted sweet cherries, chopped
1 16-oz. can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 small yellow bell pepper, diced
¼ c. chopped onion
¼ c. chopped Anaheim or poblano chili pepper
2 tbsp. balsamic vinegar
1 garlic clove, minced
Salt to taste
Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl. Refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving. Makes a summery relish for grilled meat or poultry, especially duck.
Cherries are divided into two varieties: tart cherries used mainly for pie filling from Michigan, and sweet cherries from the northwest states for eating out of hand. A one-cup serving of sweet cherries has about 87 calories, 3 grams of fiber and 16% of the RDA for Vitamin C.
