Chilled Black Bean Purée With Basmati And Mango Recipes

BLACK BEAN AND MANGO SALSA

Steps:

• Put the beans into a large bowl and add the diced mango, red onion, roasted tomatoes, grated ginger root, cilantro, lime zest, orange zest and juices and drizzle with the oil. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Lightly toss, cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.;
• Preheat broiler on low. Quarter the tomatoes and place them on a baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with sea salt and fresh black pepper, to taste. Place in oven and broil for about 5 to 7 minutes until slightly golden brown and softened. Cool.;

BLACK BEAN-MANGO SALAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine all ingredients. Refrigerate until serving.

BLACK BEAN MANGO SALSA

Steps:

• Mix mango, green bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, tomatoes, corn, black beans, apple cider vinegar, cilantro, jalapeno pepper, lime zest, lime juice, red onion, sugar, and salt together in a bowl.

MANGO BLACK BEAN SALSA

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix all ingredients except chips. Refrigerate until serving. Serve with chips.

MANGO AND BLACK BEAN STEW

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat, and cook the onion and garlic until tender.
• Add in the sweet potato, bell pepper, tomatoes, and water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer until sweet potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes.
• Add beans and cook uncovered until heated through, then add the mango and cilantro and season with salt to taste.

BLACK BEAN AND MANGO DIP

Steps:

• Feel free to adjust jalapeno and garlic according to your taste.
• Combine all ingredients.
• OPTIONAL: For a smoother texture, purée the onions, peppers, garlic, lime juice and cilantro in a food processor, and then mix with the beans and mango.
• Refrigerate for at least an hour to allow flavours to blend.
• Serve with tortilla chips or tostado as an appetizer, or as an additional salad with grilled meat, or use it to fill a pita for an easy lunch.

COLD GREEN BEAN SALAD WITH MANGO AND RED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add beans and boil until color changes to bright green, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Drain beans completely and run under cold water or submerge in a bowl with ice-cold water to stop the cooking process. Once cooled, drain completely and set aside.
• Combine bell pepper, mango, and shallots in a large salad bowl. Add green beans and feta cheese; toss to combine.
• Combine onion, balsamic vinegar, sugar, mustard, and poppy seeds together in a bowl. Drizzle in olive oil while whisking rapidly until dressing is smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
• Drizzle about 1/4 cup vinaigrette over the salad and mix to combine.

CHILLED BLACK BEAN PURéE WITH BASMATI AND MANGO

Steps:

• Soak black beans in cold water for 2 hours. Drain. Combine beans, water, herbs, vegetables, chili and sugar in 1 1/2-gallon stock pot, cover, and bring to simmer over medium heat. Reduce heat to low, and cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until beans are tender, 45 minutes to an hour.
• Remove carrot, celery, onion and bay leaf from soup with tongs. Ladle half the soup into blender and purée until smooth. Transfer to a bowl (not plastic). Purée remaining soup and transfer to bowl. Stir in 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. Cover, and refrigerate, or stir over ice water bath at room temperature until very cold (about 5 hours in refrigerator, about 1 hour over ice).
• Bring 3 cups salted water to a boil over high heat in medium saucepan. Stir in rice, lower heat, cover, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until rice is tender, about 30 minutes. Drain rice, rinse with cold water, shake dry, transfer to bowl, cover, and refrigerate until ready to use.
• To serve, taste soup and adjust seasoning. Stir scallion and cilantro into rice. Season lightly with salt and pepper. Peel, and dice mango or avocado, toss with lime juice and salt. Spoon 1/4 cup seasoned rice into center of 6 chilled soup plates. Ladle soup over it. Top with mango or avocado.