Half-Assed Homemaker

I had lunch with three Database Administrators the other day. I've never sat down with that many Indian people I wasn't related to. Of course, I was the only one not toting Indian food. "That's very healthy" one guy said, "oh, this is my favorite lunch" I said. "I need rice in the afternoon." another guy replied.

Black Bean Salad.

Make a pot of black beans, stash some in the fridge and some in the freezer. Spoon it over a salad of greens (spinach or lettuce), slivers of red onions and fresh tomatoes. The critical ingredients here are the beans and tomatoes. I seem to have red onion and lettuce more often then not but I tomatoes came to the farmer's market in June so it was exciting to have tomatoes again after my two-Sunday sabbatical in Boulder. The beans are courtesy of having access to a crock-pot that works. I also got some long mild chilies a few weeks ago that have kept nicely, I slice them thinly into this salad. Serve with tortilla chips.

Labels: black beans, lettuce, recipe, salad