cari's delicious black beans

All-Purpose Black Beans

1 Tablespoon olive oil

1 medium onion, finely diced

1 scotch bonnet or jalapeno or serrano pepper, finely chopped (I used jalapeno)

3 cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced (I used minced garlic)

3 cups cooked black beans

1 tsp coriander

1 tsp cumin

1 tsp chili powder

½ c- ¾ cups water

Juice of 1 lemon

½ cup cilantro, chopped

Sea salt to taste

Black pepper to taste

Sauté onion and jalapeno until soft and onion is translucent. Add garlic and sauté for another minute. Stir in beans and spices. Add water, lemon juice, and cilantro (the sooner you serve after adding the cilantro, the stronger the cilantro flavor will be).

We eat these in warmed up corn tortillas with salsa and lettuce and tomatoes. We use them in quesadillas. We use them in enchiladas. They can be used in taco salad. We eat them plain with brown rice. They originally came from a recipe called “Black Bean Burritos” and came with the following sauce recipe to go inside the tortilla with the beans. I haven’t tried the sauce yet, but it looks really yummy.hh

Sauce:

1 cup nonfat plain yogurt

2 T tahini

Juice of ½ lemon

2 T clinatro, finely chopped

Sea salt to taste

Black pepper to taste