Recipe - Black Beans With Fresh Plums And Bell Peppers

4 md Plums, purple
1 One half tablespoon Butter, unsalted OR
1 One half tablespoon Corn oil
1 lg Onion; chopped
1 lg Bell pepper, red; seeded
and chopped
1 lg Bell pepper, yellow; seeded
and chopped
2 Garlic cloves; crushed and
minced
2 Cloves, whole
2 teaspoon Cumin, ground
One half cup Cilantro, fresh; minced
2 teaspoon Lemon juice, fresh
1 teaspoon Honey, light (or substitute)
2 cup Beans, black; cooked,drained

Fill a deep saucepan with water and bring to a boil.
Add plums and boil for 30 seconds to loosen skin.
Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside to cool.

Melt butter or heat oil in a large skillet. Add onion, red and yellow gell
peppers, garlic, cloves, cumin and cilantro. Saute gently, stirring often,
until onion softens, about 5 to 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, peel plums, remove pits and chop pulp. Add pulp, lemon juice
and honey to onion mixture. Add beans, cover and continue cooking over low
heat until peppers are soft, about 30 minutes, stirring often to prevent
stickikng. Makes 3 to 4 servings.

Per serving: 299 cal; 10 g prot; 7 g fat; 48 g carb; 12 mg sod; 9 g fiber.
Lacto/Vegan

Vegetarian Times, August 1993/MM by DEEANNE

From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini