Recipe - Simple Seasoned Black Beans

1 One half tablespoon Olive oil
1 cup Chopped onion
3 Cloves garlic; crushed or
chopped
4 cup Cooked black beans; OR 2
1#cans, drained
One half cup Beancooking liquid
Juice of One half lemon; OR to
taste
1 teaspoon Ground cumin
Salt and freshly ground
pepper; to taste
2 cup Uncooked whole wheat
couscous OR uncooked quick
brown rice
Tortilla chips; for garnish

Heat oil in a large saucepan. Add onion and saute over moderate heat until
translucent. Add garlic and saute until onion is golden. Add beans and bean
liquid and bring to a simmer. Mash about a quarter of the beans with the
back of a wooden spoon to thicken the liquid. Add lemon juice, cumin, S&P;
simmer over very low heat for
15 minutes.

Meanwhile, prepare grain. For brown rice, follow package instruction. For
couscous, boil 4 cups water and combine with couscous in a heatproof
container; cover thghtly and let sit for 15 minutes, then fluff with a
fork. Serve bean mixture over grain. Garnish with tortilla chips if
desired.

Serves 6. Per serving: Cal 326 / Prog 12g / Fat 4g / Carb 59g / Chol 0g /
Sodium 182 mg / Fiber 7g
Recipe By : VegTimes

Posted to EATL Digest 10 November 96

Date: Mon, 11 Nov 1996 09:22:46 +0100

From: Kaye Sykes Sykes.Kaye@UNIFACE.NL

Serving Ideas : Serve with Greens with Avacado and Pear