Zoom Cooking Class: November 12, 2020: Bumblebee Salad

Common Threads Zoom Cooking Class: BUMBLEBEE SALAD

This recipe is a staple at Common Threads Spring and Summer Camps and After School Programs.

Suitable for ages 5+. Minimum 4 participants to run. 

Join our interactive cooking classes, led by our 2020-2021 Food Educator team, right from your home!

On Thursday November 12th, Tessa, AmeriCorps Food Educator at Geneva Elementary, will be teaching you how to prepare a super yummy Bumblebee Salad. Through Zoom, your kid(s) will be able to follow along, ask questions, eat something delicious, and have fun!

Helper: Dana (Americorp Food Educator at (Kulshan Middle School).

Thursday, November 12th, 2020

Time: 4:00-5:00pm**

Recipe: Bumblebee Salad

This recipe: 

• Requires knife use

• Is Vegan

• Is Gluten-Free

Common Threads Recipes never use peanuts, shellfish, fish, and other meat. We will always flag if our recipe contains any common allergens (milk, eggs, tree nuts, wheat, soy, sesame, etc.) If you cannot eat an ingredient, we will gladly work with you to come up with alternatives. 

Ingredients you will need:

• 1 1/2 cups (or 1 can) of cooked black beans

• 2 cups cooked corn

• 1 cup sweet red pepper, chopped

• 1/2 cup red or green onion, chopped

• 1 large clove garlic

• 2 Tbsp fresh cilantro

Ingredients for dressing:

• 2 Tbsp olive oil

• 1 1/2 Tbsp lemon juice

• 1/4 tsp salt

• 1/8 tsp red pepper flakes (optional)

• 1/2 tsp coriander

• 1/2 tsp cumin

Materials you will need:

• Large Bowl

• Small Bowl 

• Cutting Board

• Knife

• Measuring spoons (or a small spoon and a big spoon)

• Mixing spoon

• Small whisk (or fork)

• A computer or phone, to join the zoom class!

Prep Ahead:

Have precooked, canned, or thawed frozen corn ready. Before class starts, have all your ingredients and materials ready to go. The zoom class invitation will be emailed to you within the hour before the class. 

Cost: $20, $10, or $0

• Ticket pricing: Our goal is to make these classes both accessible and sustainable. For this reason we encourage you all to pay what you can by selecting the ticket price that you can afford at this time. There will be multiple prices for you to choose from as well as an option to donate if you would like to help offset the cost for other families to attend. 

• Account creation: Consider creating an account with a login and password to make the registration process easier in the future - this option is on the registration page.

• Waitlist: If a class is full, you will be given the option to be added to the waitlist. If a space opens up, we will notify you and collect payment at that time to secure your space.

• Minimum registration: If a class does not meet the minumum of 4 participants, those who have registered will be contacted and given the option to switch to a different class or offered a refund.

Registration closes an hour before the event. We will open more classes up as we go, so check back in to our website for future dates and recipes!

** = We do our best to keep the class to an hour in length, but the class could end early or late depending on the recipe or the pace of our educators and participants.