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Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Toasted Bread Topped with Homemade Black Beans - Easy and Delicious



        Black Beans are natural health food, rich in anti-oxidants and proteins. Black beans tastes great along with chipotle peppers, onion, garlic and seasonings. They are low in fat and loaded with antioxidants and fibers. Black beans make a complete protein when paired with rice or bread, which is often why they are so commonly included in a vegetarian diet.
  
        Ingredients

          1 Can (15 oz) Cooked Black Beans
          1/2 Cup of Chopped Red Onions
          2 Garlic Cloves, Finely Chopped
          1 Tsp of Goya Adoba All Purpose Seasoning
          1 Tsp of Goya Sazonador Total Seasoning
          1 Chipotle Pepper in Adobo Sauce
          Dash of Pepper
          Dash of Salt
          1 Tbsp of Olive/ Corn Oil 


   Method
  • Heat a heavy bottomed pan with oil, add onion, garlic, saute well for 1-2 mins until it turns golden brown.
  • Add black beans, all purpose seasoning, total seasoning, chipotle pepper and a dash of pepper and salt. Keep it covered and let it come to rolling boil and keep it in medium flame for another 5 -7 mins and  then switch off the flame.
  • Hot black beans is ready.
  • Meanwhile, toast the bead until golden and place it on the plate. Serve the black beans spooned over the toast.

   Tips
  • You can add meat to this recipe.
  • Adding chipotle pepper gives a unique taste to the black bean dish.
  • You can follow the same recipe by using different beans like navy beans or rajma (Red Beans)
 
   Health Benefits of Black Beans    
  • Black beans are rich in fiber, so they help in weight loss.
  • Good for digestive tract.
  • Prevents cancer.
  • Rich in protein, anti-oxidant and iron.
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10 comments:

  1. Looks pretty tempting! Passing on my Liebster Award...

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  2. What a delicious and healthy dish. I don't cook black beans often enough. But cooking with chipote pepper and garlic? I'm sold! Those are some of my favorite ingredients to cook with. :)

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  4. Very interesting. I like the twist, that being the beans on to the toast.

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  5. Wow, looks so good and inviting. Very healthy one too. Never tried this beans so far, will give it a shot...

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  6. Lovely and an inviting dish. Wow!

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  8. This would be my favorite lunch ever. I love black beans!

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  9. Dorothy ...Thanks a lot for stopping by ...I bet you will like them black beans like I do ...

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