What to do with Beans?

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Registered: 04-20-2005
What to do with Beans?
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Wed, 08-15-2007 - 1:15am

after looking over the "good foods" for P1 I realized there is a whole catagory of foods I'm foreign to and that is BEANS! now don't get me wrong I've had green beans from a can but that's about it!!LOL!! That list has so many different beans on it, so what do you do with them? are they purchased canned? raw? then do you cook the heck out of them? mash them? put them into some other sort of food? Help I'm BEAN illiterate!!LOL!! and open to try tons of new stuff!

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Registered: 06-29-2005
Wed, 08-15-2007 - 2:27am

I had this tonight:
INGREDIENTS
1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
2 (15 ounce) cans whole kernel corn, drained
8 green onions, chopped
2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 avocado - peeled, pitted, and diced
1 (4 ounce) jar pimentos
3 tomatoes, seeded and chopped
1 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 lime, juiced
1/2 cup Italian salad dressing
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
DIRECTIONS
In a large bowl, combine the black beans, corn, green onions, jalapeno peppers, bell pepper, avocado, pimentos, tomatoes, cilantro, lime juice, and Italian dressing. Season with garlic salt. Toss, and chill until serving.

Just omit the corn! I hope you enjoy this. Also, you can add beans to any salad (lettuce, salsa, and beans make a pretty yummy southern salad).

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Registered: 06-22-2000
Wed, 08-15-2007 - 6:15am
I sometimes add black beans to salads; there are some really good bean recipes here.
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