I'm sure as fellow vegetarians/animal-lovers/health nuts you've been asked that ever so annoying question:
Where do you get your protein?!?
ARGH! After reading this blog, you will be able to spit out fun facts at parties about the wonderfulness of this magic bean...well not literally magic...if you say that to people, you're a crazy person.
Alright, let's get to it. Here's 3 things to know about black beans:
1. 1 cup of black beans has 15g of protein. 4oz of red meat has 20g of protein. Yes, red meat has more,
but it's also laced with saturated fat and other yucky things. And protein helps fill you up and keep
you full!
2. Black beans reduce cholesterol big time!
3. Black beans alleviate constipation (yucky! but also pretty awesome...)
Wondering a simple recipe to get these little pieces of hell-yeah into your diet? I got it under control!
Maun's freakin' kick ass black bean salad:
1 can of black beans (unsalted, rinsed really well)
2 avocados (diced into small pieces)
1 green bell pepper (diced into small pieces)
1/2 purple onion (you guessed it...diced into small pieces)
Cilantro (as much as you want...or none if you don't like it)
In a salad bowl, add black beans, green bell pepper, and onion.
Before adding the avocado, squeeze a little bit of lemon juice on them, then dump on in.
Sprinkle a little salt over all of it.
Drizzle olive oil over the mixture, then dowse the whole thing with balsamic vinegar to taste.
Mix it all together and enjoy, enjoy, enjoy!
If you like a little spice in your meals, sprinkle in some red pepper.
P.S. This salad is UH-MAZE-ING-UH when it's been in the fridge for a bit! Mmmmm
