Saffron Rice And Black Beans

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains	Vegetarian	Beans	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Dried black beans
2	c	Water
1		Onion, halved
2		Bay leaves
3		Cloves garlic
1	c	Rice
1/4	t	Saffron threads
3		Tomatoes, seeded and chopped
1	c	Sweet onions, chopped
3	T	Olive oil
1	T	Wine vinegar
1/2	t	Ground cumin
		Freshly ground black pepper
1/8	t	Cayenne pepper
3	T	Chopped fresh parsley or
		basil OR
1 1/2	t	Dried parsley

INSTRUCTIONS

Rinse and sort the beans. Put them into a heavy pot and cover with 2
cups of water. Bring the water to a boil, cover the pot and remove
from the heat. Set aside and allow the beans to soak for 1 to 2  hours.
Add the onion, bay leaves, and garlic to the pot. Put the pot  over low
heat and cook the beans, covered, for 1 1/2 hours, or until  they are
tender. Add more water if necessary. Remove and discard the  onion, bay
leaves and garlic when the beans are cooked. Keep the  beans warm.
Prepare the tomato and onion garnish about 1 hour before  serving. Put
the tomatoes and onion into a serving bowl. Add the  olive oil,
vinegar, cumin, black pepper to taste, cayenne pepper and  parsley or
basil. Toss well. Bring 2 cups of water to a boil in a  saucepan and
add the rice and saffron threads. Stir and cover the  saucepan. Reduce
the heat and cook for 18 to 20 minutes or until the  rice has absorbed
all the water. To serve, put the warm rice, the  black beans and the
tomato garnish into separate bowls. Each diner  should top a bed of
rice with the beans and then the garnish. Posted  to MC-Recipe Digest
V1 #266  Date: Sun, 27 Oct 1996 18:11:55 -0800  From: Rooby
<rooby@shell.masterpiece.com>  NOTES : Posted by Scirocco on IChef
10-28-96.  This highly nutritious  vegetarian, main-course dish is a
Latin American favorite.  Serve it  with a  simple green salad or an
avocado salad.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 142 Calories From Fat: 45 Total Fat: 7.3g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 188.8mg Potassium: 740.6mg Carbohydrates: 32.1g Fiber: 6g Sugar: 2.7g Protein: 4.9g

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