This black bean salsa can be made using tinned beans. Or you can cook them from scratch.
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I loathe the word diet, and really believe that a change to our eating thoughts and plans make a far better long term difference than dieting. Here are a few hints and tips:
- have your first meal within 90 minutes of waking up
- start your day with fruit and to make it a complete meal add yoghurt, sunflower seeds, wheatgerm, raisins etc. Do not eat fruit after a meal
- have muesli, granola or cereal as your mid morning snack
- for lunch eat bread, potatoes, rice, pasta, or any other starchy food and do not have protein with your starch
- for a mid afternoon snack have a handful of nuts
- for supper eat protein and accompany this meal with vegetables in the form of salads etc.
disclaimer – I am not a dietitian, this is our eating regime which works for us!
Since we have changed our eating habits to not include starch at night with our protein meal, I have been using a lot of beans. We have been eating beans in many forms and one of them is as a mash. My dad was really impressed with the mash, but my mother was more impressed that I was eating beans. This has always been one ingredient on my I will not eat list since I was a child. My mom sent me a recipe for a bean salsa which I am sharing with you – she used red beans to make hers. I chose to use up the last of the black beans I had in my pantry as Dave does not particularly like the way they colour the food when I cook with them. You can however use any beans you like.
do you eat beans?
Black Bean Salsa Recipe
Ingredients
- 250 mls whole beans, soaked overnight and cooked until al dente (or 1 tin of beans)
- 2 ribs celery, sliced
- 1 large carrot, sliced
- ½ red or yellow pepper, sliced
- 1 whole spring onion, sliced
- 1 corn on the cob, corn removed
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to season
- 1.25 mls ground cumin
- 1 lemon, zest only
- ½ lemon, juice only
- 1 generous handful fresh coriander, roughly chopped
Method
- Combine all of the ingredients in a bowl
- Add the juice of the other half of the lemon if you need to
- Adjust the seasoning
- Serve cold
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You hit the nail on the head! Its not a diet, its lifestyle eating! Crash diets do not work!
Love the recipe, beans are so much fun, now to just try get my husband to eat beans!
Have a good weekend xxx
Maybe in this way he will give them a try 😉 enjoy your weekend as well xxx
Looks tasty
It is!
Even the word diet is unappealing! Was it Garfield that said Diet is Die with a T? 😛
I just love that saying! It is so true 🙂
I am so with you my friend, diet tells me to eat it because it is forbidden 😀
Great tips and recipe!
Cheers
CCU
That is so true Uru 🙂
I’m intrigued by your way of eating Tandy. I do eat beans but often combine them with rice to create a complete protein. Seems like you wouldn’t eat them that way? Always interested to hear what is working for others.
I cannot tell you the last time I made rice! We don’t eat pasta, rice or potatoes at night unless we are out, or it is weekend or we have guests and the meal dictates a starch 🙂
But this regime is working for you? did you lose weight initially?
Tammy, I have never really had a problem with being overweight. I started this regime when I weighed 44kg (97 pounds). At 5ft7″ that was a serious underweight problem. I am now 54kg (119 pounds) which is far healthier for me. I have maintained this weight for the past 11 years give or take a kilo or two 🙂
Yep, dieting sucks. 🙂 Eating healthy and clean is the only way.
Your salsa looks SO good!
thank you Kate, and thank you for the visit 🙂
Love this one, Tandy. It looks very attractive too. Thanks for the recipe. 😉
my pleasure, and thank you AD!
I have always enjoyed beans of all kinds and cook with them often. This is a favorite dish that I serve in the summer with grilled meats.
It is a great summer dish Karen 🙂
I’m with you Tandy – I hate diets too. It is so much easier to try to gradually add some healthier options to our existing eating habits – like beans. And nuts – I love nuts.
That is such a good way to change eating habits Amanda 🙂
Sounds reasonable. I have a similar way of eating. Maybe a bit more for a breakfast 🙂
I have to force myself to eat that early, but some mornings your breakfasts are VERY tempting 🙂
What a great interpretation on salsa!
thank you 🙂
I like your philosophy on diets. I have tried so many and always find just portion control and not eating past 7 (no bread at dinner for me too) just works.. and it’s simple to follow. I love this bean salad.. too cute that you never used to eat them. I bet your mom is longing to say I told you so:) xx
We don’t eat supper until after 7pm so you must eat very early Barbara. I am sure my mom will say that!
I also do not believe in the word diet. However mindful eating is a better term for what I do. I love black beans and cumin together such a lovely combinations of vegetables and flavors.
I love the term mindful eating! That is what I shall do in future 🙂
I eat beans at LEAST once a week! Love the sound of this salsa!
I like that this lasts in the fridge so that I can have left overs for lunch 🙂
Yes 🙂 And the salsa does look very good
Can I ask why you don’t eat fruit after meals? Just curious!
I don’t eat fruit after a meal due to the way it is digested 🙂
Ha! I like Garfield/Lorraine’s saying. Diet…what an ick word.
Beans however, great word. This household thankfully loves them. I was eating (trying to anyway) a chickpea salad yesterday. I couldn’t eat it quick enough, as every spoonful seemed to be going into a little chubby baby’s mouth instead. Yep, she likes beans too 🙂
I think its amazing that the little one will eat what you eat! Its so much easier that way 🙂
Wholeheartedly agree with you that diet is a loathsome word. It’s all about lifestyle changes.
We love black bean salsas, but we’ve never tried them with carrots or lemon juice like this. I’m excited to give it a try!
let me know what you think of this variation 🙂
So colourful and appealing!
Thanks you Jacs. I find it easier to eat food that looks good 🙂
Love this recipe, Tandy and great tips!!
Thank you Squishy 🙂
Re your opening sentence….I wholeheartedly agree.
It is worse than a swear word 😉
I love this colourful salsa, Tandy!
Thank you Zirkie 🙂
What a colourful, healthy recipe.
thank you Christine 🙂
What a delicious looking recipe! I shall be making this for certain. Thanks, Tandy!
Thanks Kate, and thanks again for tweeting it 🙂
Totally share your sentiments regarding dieting–lifestyle changes make a bigger difference to your health.
Love this salad–summery and colourful
Thank you Usha 🙂