The best black bean appetizer and more
Sunday, August 8, 2010 at 9:09PM A few thoughts.
Galactic lettuce. The deep purple, beautifully ruffled variety that we've enjoyed from our garden since spring. Now I know why we don't see this and so many other wonderful vegetables/greens in our markets. Too fragile/short shelf life. Much simply does not transport well. What does that say about what we buy in our supermarkets on a daily basis? Think about what most of us are missing. Flavor wise and otherwise. What better reason than this to grow your own. In a basket. A barrel. A window box.
Fly fishing trip addendum.
One of the many meal intros was a great bean salad-ish appetizer served with corn chips.
Since I could only remember the basics w/o my notes, I visited Epicurious. I've served this dish the past two nights. Both times all asked for the recipe. Here it is. Thank you, Robyn, for the delicious introduction. Elaborations/variations thanks to Epicurious. R, let me/us, know if there is anything I missed, OK? Good.
BLACK BEAN SALAD/APPETIZER/GREAT ACCOMPANIMENT TO VARIOUS MAIN COURSES...
- 1 pound dried black beans, picked over, soaked overnight in cold water to cover, and drained/No. Open 2 cans black beans, rinse and drain.
- 1 1/2 cups cooked fresh corn kernels (cut from about 3 ears of corn) or thawed frozen/R used canned/it was delicious. I used frozen/excellent as well/no need to thaw.
- 1 1/2 cups chopped seeded tomato
- 3/4 cup thinly sliced scallion
- 1/3 cup minced fresh coriander plus coriander sprigs for garnish/you either love or hate coriander/my groups liked this addition
- 1/2 cup olive oil. or not/tonight I used a little/last night, none
- 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice (1 to 2 lemons)/Robyn used a dressing she had made which was delicious. I used fresh lemon juice/seemed to fly.
- 2 teaspoons salt/I used garlic salt but definitely not 2 t. Freshly ground pepper, too.
Both R and I added avocado. Everyone loved this addition. I think this is a pretty flexible recipe. We loved all variations beginning with Robyn's introduction.
Thank you, amazingly organized, thoughtful, generous friend.
See reviews and comments for additional ideas.
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