A wonderful and healthy dish served up in a big bowl, with Mexican flavors. This recipe came from an on-line cooking class I took and while this is veggie based, I have added ground pork, or spicy sausages to it with wonderful results. Serve over steamed rice with salsa, avocado and cilantro
Provided by Bonnie G 2
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h5m
Yield 1 Pot, 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Prepare black beans:.
- Place beans in a bowl, add water, and soak for at least 4 hours.
- Do not drain.
- Heat oil in a large, heavy soup pot over medium heat.
- Add onion and cook, stirring often until tender, about 5 minutes.
- Add half of garlic and cook, stirring until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Add beans and soaking water.
- If beans are not covered by about 2 inches of water, add more.
- Bring to a gentle boil.
- Reduce heat to low, skim off any foam that rises.
- Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Add salt to taste, the remaining garlic and cilantro.
- Continue to simmer for 1 1/2 hours, until beans are quite soft and broth is thick and fragrant.
- Stir in greens and simmer for 5-10 minutes until leaves are tender, and prepare steamed rice.
- ASSEMBLE THE BOWL:.
- Spoon rice into deep or wide bowls.
- Top with black beans and greens, making sure to ladle in plenty of broth.
- Garnish with avocados and chopped cilantro.
- Top with salsa and sprinkle with cheese and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 174.2, Fat 6.3, SaturatedFat 0.8, Sodium 865.1, Carbohydrate 23.3, Fiber 9.1, Sugar 1.3, Protein 8.1
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