Hominy Salad

Name: Hominy Salad
Yield: serves 8
Ingredients: 1 (14 1/2-ounce) can golden hominy, rinsed and drained; 1 (14 1/2-ounce) can white hominy, rinsed and drained; 2 cups chopped fresh tomatoes; 1/4 pound sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded (1 cup); 1/2 cup mayonnaise; 1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper; 1/4 cup chopped red bell pepper; 4 green onions, white and green parts, chopped; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro; 1 teaspoon chili powder; 1 teaspoon cumin seeds; 1 teaspoon salt

December 9, 2011

Hominy and tomatoes with a South Texas chili spice are a great change from boring potato salad. It is sort of like changing the radio dial from a typical oldies station to a fiesty, fun Mexican one.

Cooks' Note

The band Wall of Voodoo came out with a song called “Mexican Radio” when I was in high school. It was spicy and infectious and like nothing else on the radio at that time.

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