Black Bean Blast

Prep time:  5 minutes     |     Cooking time:  60 minutes     |     Yields:  4 people

Ingredients: 

4 cups black beans, cooked
2 tablespoons cinnamon
2 teaspoons cumin
1 onion, diced
2-3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 bell pepper, chopped
1 teaspoon salt
Pinch of cayenne
1 lime
1/2 cup cilantro, chopped

Directions: 

1. Wash and soak 2 cups of dried beans the night before. Rinse off soaking water, place into pot with 3 1/2 cups of water and bring to a boil. Add cinnamon and cumin.
2. Cover and cook for 1 hour.
3. If you use canned black beans, empty into pot, mix with cinnamon and cumin, keeping about 1 cup of liquid from the can. Cover and cool on medium for about 10 minutes.
4. In a pan, sauté onions and garlic with oil.
5. Mix beans with sautéed onions, raw peppers, a pinch of cayenne and salt.
6. Garnish with cilantro and a wedge of lime.

Recipe made available by the Institute for Integrative Nutrition.