MEDITERRANEAN BEANS AND RICE RECIPE - (5/5)

Mediterranean Beans and Rice Recipe - (5/5) image

Provided by Sharon T

Number Of Ingredients 12

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you will need Great Northern White Beans in the basic recipe, as well as:
Basic ingredients for rice and beans
1 cup dry brown rice--L acid
1 can drained and rinsed beans, or 2 cups cooked--L acid
1 onion, chopped--H alk
1 clove garlic, minced--M alk
1 tbsp vegetable oil-- sub avocado oil--L alk
2 stalks chopped celery--H alk
1 small can (2.25 oz) black olives--sub green--M alk
juice of 1 lemon--M alk
1/3 cup fresh chopped parsley
2 tsp dry dill weed

Steps:

Cook the brown rice in a rice steamer or follow the directions here. Heat up the oil in a large pan over medium-high heat and fry the onion for 5 minutes. Add the garlic and fry for an additional 5 minutes. Stir in the beans and heat through. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve with rice. Add the celery and olives to the bean and onion mixture and fry for a few minutes to soften. Stir in the lemon juice and parsley and heat through. Stir the dill into the rice. Add salt and pepper to taste.