If you haven't been following me for long, check out the «Dip» section on my recipe page, and you'll see numerous
variations on bean dips.
Approachable dinner meals like
Variations on Beans and Rice (I really liked his Mexican version) and desserts like black bean brownies.
Not exact matches
I've created two
variations based
on it, a vanilla
bean and a blood orange.
Not surprisingly, sections
on vegetables, dal, and chutneys are especially tantalizing, with South Indian — style green
beans, potato chaat with
variations, green lentils with green
beans and cilantro, black - eyed peas with butternut squash, and peanut chutney with sesame seeds.
We've been making enchiladas here at least once a week since my first go at them, and since then I've turned them red (warning veganmofo - ers, pictures include optional goat's cheese), topped them with salsa and baked them, spread a layer of refried
beans on the tortillas before adding the filling, and done all sorts of
variations with the random greens and
beans in my house.
This particular stew is based
on a recipe for sambar — a mung dal (yellow split mung
beans that are protein - rich and affordable) stew that comes in hundreds of
variations.
Our dinner rotation is usually sauteed seafood of some kind with probably toast one night, some
variation of pasta with garlicky rabe another night (adding sausage, using kale or whatever green we have, wuteva), black
bean tacos, and salad with all of the leftover veggies and either tuna salad
on top or roasted chicken.
With a base of pinto
beans, it's a higher - protein
variation on avocado toast that makes for a quick dinner sandwich.
Big, wide pappardelle noodles would be an interesting replacement and would change the taste and texture of the soup a bit, but would be a great
variation on white
bean and kale soup.
My ideas for
variations are pretty simple — like subbing green
beans for the fennel, adding some tomato to the broth for a semi-Provencal-y soup, or serving the whole business
on a piece of toast, adding a parmesan breadcrumb, and sticking it under the broiler for a minute.
I use three types of
beans in this chili because I like the
variation in color, but you can use what you have
on hand, but I think 3 cans of
beans is perfect.
I've had a vegetable &
bean - heavy version, along with a few
variations that deviate from my standard recipe,
on repeat since the first chill in the air a few months ago.
This year, I branched out to try a Mocha
variation (go light
on the coffee
beans as they are POTENT!)
A
variation on a theme that's anything but plain vanilla, our Unsweetened Vanilla Almond MALK is infused with natural flavor derived from real vanilla
beans.
Another
variation of the
bean burger, these black
bean burger are delicious served
on a sesame seed bun with melted almond cheese.
In my kitchen
beans and cornbread can take
on a few different
variations.
As well as the staple, chicken with rice and
beans, in Belize City, a diversity of fried chicken restaurants, offer a
variation on a theme, creole and spicy, others oriental and crispy, all served with orange Fanta infused ketchup.