Black Beans & Brown Rice With Garlicky Kale

A quick, vegan, high fiber and glutenfree lunch option to add variety to your healthy diet.

This recipe contains olive oil, garlic, sesame seeds, onions (green/spring), baby kale, black beans, black pepper, cumin powder, salt, rice (brown), hemp seeds

4 Servings

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Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp. olive oil
• 1 tsp. dried garlic*
• 1 tsp. white sesame seeds
• 2 cup(s) + 3/4 cups scallions
• 2 cup(s) chopped baby kale
• 1 can(s) oz. can black beans (rinsed and drained)
• 1/2 tbsp. crushed pepper
• 1/2 tsp. cumin powder
• 1 tsp. salt
• 3 cup(s) brown rice (cooked)
• 1 tbsp. hemp seeds*

Instructions:

• 1. Heat oil in a pan, add garlic and sesame seeds, as soon as they start getting brown slow down the flame and add white portion of the green onions/spring onions/scallions.
• 2. Sauté for few minutes in the low flame and add kale and sauté again.
• 3. Then add black beans. Mix well.
• 4. Mix in all the spices and sauté again for few minutes.
• 5. Toss in green portion of the green onions/spring onions/scallions and sauté again.
• 6. Add brown rice and mix well so that the rice is fully coated.
• 7. Cover and cook for 3 minutes or until done.
• 8. Take it out in a serving plate and garnish with hemp seeds.
• 9. Serve hot, or at room temperature or can be served cold. Can be prepared a day ahead and refrigerated and consumed the next day.