Favorite Bean Recipes?

This one is my favorite:
Blackeye Peas Salad with Lime-Garlic-Cilantro Dressing

For the dressing you will need: 2 garlic cloves, 1/8 tsp cumin, 1 lime juiced,1/8 tsp lime zest, 1 tsp salt, 1/4 cup olive oil, pinch of sugar, 1/4 cup chopped cilantro.

For the salad: 2 (12oz) bags of frozen black eye peas (cooked according to directions on the package), 1 large tomato, 1/2 small red onion, 1 serrano or jalapeno chili, 2 avocados.

smash your garlic cloves with the side of the knife, mash and shmear with the side of the knife sprinkling with salt until it becomes a thick paste. add lime zest, cumin and a pinch of sugar. when mixed squeeze in the juice of one lime. add 1/4c olive oil. mix well. add the rest of the oil and mix very well. add the cilantro and set aside. This is your dressing.

Chop the red onion into small pieces (I use whatever kind of onions I have and like to saute them.) cut the edges off the hot pepper, seed it and finely chop. Cut the avocados in half, seed and dice. same with the tomato, cut, seed and dice. throw all the vegetables into a bowl, add cooked black eye peas (I sometimes you black beans.) add the reserved dressing and toss.


ETA: I added kale & cheese to this one too. :-)

Food processor needeed-
Black bean dip, any kind, any way

Got this from the slimfast site a couple of years ago. Whole family loves it, we just had it tonight as a matter of fact

Black Bean Wraps
serves 4

15 oz. black beans
1/4 C light mayo
1/2 teasponn Lawry's garlic powder with parsley (we add more than this)
4 whole wheat tortillas
1 1/2 C reduced fat chedder (we substitute regular and just use less)
2 Cups chopped lettuce
1 C chopped tomato
1 avacado

1) Rinse and drain beans. Slice the avacado
2) In medium microwave safe bowl, mash the beans with a fork (potato ricer works well here), stir in mayo and garlic powder; microwave on high stirring once, 1 minute or until heated through
3) Spread the bean mixture on the tortillas, and layer on remaining ingredients. Roll or fold!
These are good cold, packed for lunch as well.

Sundried tomato hummus

2 cups chickpeas cooked with no salt
About 5-6 sun dried tomatoes
1/2 cup tahiani
2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
lemon juice to taste
1 clove garlic
cumin
Red pepper
And water as needed

Mix in food processor or blender until creamy adding water as needed serve with pita bread, veggies or i like to mix it with rice

Black bean soup!! saute mushrooms, garlic and onions untill clear... follow with adding chicken broth, tomatoes, chilli powder and black beans. top with green onions. fun, fibrous, and filling.

I LOVE garbanzo beans.

And I LOVE to roast them

Take some garbanzo beans, drain.
Mix with olive oil, garlic salt, paprika, cumin

Bake

delicous

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I love beans! Some of my fave bean recipes are:

Bean and pepper chilli - http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2536654/bean-and-pepper-chilli
Tuscan bean soup - http://www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/recipes/tuscan-bean-soup-recipe
Two bean, potato and tuna salad - http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/10765/two-bean-potato-and-tuna-salad

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Lentil soup

1 bag of dry lentils
2 med carrots chopped
1 onion chopped
1 tomatoe chopped
basil
garlic
and i add italian seasoning
8 cups water

Put everything into a very large pot and bring to a boil reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour. You can add spinach right at the 55 min mark for some extra nutrition

Awesome. I LOVE lentils, and this is a very unfussy, adaptable recipe. I like to do
a small cup of lentil soup as my afternoon snack with some goat cheese and crackers. Add a salad and a little more soup and you have a meal.

I make refried beans with pinto beans (3 pounds at a time!) in my slow-cooker, then freeze them in tubs. I throw them into any form of enchilada, taco, or quesadilla we make at home, and we often eat them as "dip" topped with pepper jack cheese and salsa. They are so yummy - much better than canned, cheap as dirt, and hardly any trouble to make.

The recipe is here:
http://budgetbytes.blogspot.com/2011/08/not-refried-beans-275-recipe-031.html

I don't know if anyone posted this yet, but this cake has gotten a lot of great reviews. I am thinking about making it tomorrow. It is made with black beans and chocolate!

http://healthyindulgences.net/2009/05/healthy-chocolate-cake-with-a-secret/

Oh I also LOVE LOVE LOVE spinach and black eyed pea salad. It's a crowd pleaser too! I always serve it at parties. Here is the link. http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ellie-krieger/black-eyed-pea-and-spinach-salad-recipe/index.html. Nom nom nom.

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