Posts Tagged ‘black beans’
Sweet Potato and Black Bean Frittata
Vegetarian • Tags: black beans, frittata, pearl onions, sweet potato, vegetarian
This recipe was created on a complete and total whim. It was like an episode of Food Network’s Chopped. I literally grabbed 3 ingredients from the pantry that had reached the end of their shelf life: a handful of pearl onions that were on the verge of sprouting, a couple old sweet potatoes in the same condition, and a dusty can of black beans. They needed to be eaten today or they would have to forever hold their peace. What could possibly come of this random trio? I opened the fridge and noticed a carton of eggs. Yes! A frittata would do just the trick.
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TexMex Polenta and Black Beans
Vegetarian • Tags: black beans, jalapeno, lime, polenta, taco seasoning
We’ve been on a polenta kick lately. It started with a fennel laced polenta, then we moved on to a polenta topped pie. In between all of that, there’s been goat cheese polenta stuffed chicken breast and herby polenta cakes with fried eggs for breakfast. Although we’d love to share all of the polenta dishes we’ve made, you’d tire quickly of the redundancy. In addition to the other glowing reviews we’ve given polenta, one of the other things we love is how you can make an entire meal with it using the least of ingredients. We’re talking wiped out fridge and bare cabinets here! But there it was–polenta. Staring at us like a three pound bag full of answers to our culinary conundrum. With a little help from a few other ingredients, we were able to pull something together in a pinch.
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Baked Black Beans and Cotija Cheese Dip
Starters • Tags: black beans, cojita, corn, cumin, Dips
The first cotija culinary adventure proved to be so interesting that we went back at it again. This time, we were going for quick, easy and hearty. One of our favorite friends possessing all three traits is the black bean! It’s really versatile–from soups to brownies. Yes, brownies. Just Google it. So after a successful foray with cotija, we figured it’d be a perfect match with black beans. Black beans in a dip formation. There are a lot of black bean dips in the world, but most of them tend to be blended or partially mashed, which was exactly what we didn’t want. It’s more fun to actually see what you’re eating. And so we went with the tried and true layer action. Perfect for chip dipping!
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Papaya and Black Bean Salsa
Starters • Tags: black beans, papaya
It’s still January, but a couple of weeks in Los Angeles have seen the mercury gauge of thermometers in the 70s, 80s and 90s. It may have even been just under 100 degrees at its hottest in the Valley. Crazy! At the same time, we watched folks in the Midwest and on the East Coast bundled up and trudging through snowstorms. When news hit that there was seven inches of snow in our alma mater state of North Carolina, we knew something was going on. (We do not envy them one bit.) We’re strong believers in eating seasonally–noshing on dishes that are true comfort foods based on the weather. Well it’s been a summery winter where we are, so we want a fun hot weather snack: salsa!
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