Refried Black Bean Salad

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups cooked black beans or 2 cups two cans black beans, liquids reserved
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 large onion, sliced
• 2 -3 teaspoons diced garlic
• 2 -3 teaspoons cumin
• 2 teaspoons cayenne
• 2 teaspoons cilantro
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 6 leaves romaine lettuce
• 2 small tomatoes, diced
• 1 cucumber, sliced
• 1 1/2 cups enriched rice, cooked
• tabasco sauce, to taste

Recipe

• 1 heat the oil in a large skillet, add the garlic and onions and saute for 3 minutes.
• 2 add the spices, except the cilantro, and saute 2-3 minutes more.
• 3 add the beans and cilantro and cook for 10-15 minutes, mashing with a potato masher or back of a spoon intermittently until the onions, beans, spices, etc are one big mass.
• 4 add half the rice, mash into the the bean mixture.
• 5 mix the tomato, cucumber, romaine, and remaining rice.
• 6 add the warm bean mixture to the salad, carefully mix together.
• 7 serve immediately with spice, scallions, and/or tabasco to taste.