Tasty, Easy Bean Main Dishes
It’s unusual to give a bean dish an Asian spin, but the balance of colors, textures, and flavors in this dish work very well. Quinoa makes a perfect bed of grain for this dish. Read More→
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Here’s a simple and tasty late summer dish. Tomatoes and navy beans are a companionable pair, especially if you use the optional vegan sausage to bridge their flavors. Serve with a simple potato dish and a big colorful salad. Read More→
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An appealing combination of black-eyes peas, corn, and pasta, this salad has a down-home flair. For a light meal, serve with fresh corn bread and a fruity dessert. Read More→
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An Italian classic, this hearty soup is a meal in itself. Serve with a crusty bread and a light salad. “I live on good soup, not fine words.” —Molière Read More→
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While this bakes, you will be enchanted with the aromatic mingling of nutty coconut sauce infused with lime, ginger, and curry. It is a deeply flavorful dish that is also almost effortless in preparation. Everything comes together lickety-split and you have an exotic bean entrée to serve over rice. Recipe reprinted from Let Them Eat Vegan by Dreena Burton (Da Capo, ©2012), by permission. Photo by Hannah Kaminsky.
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These enchiladas make for a perfect meal for the family or a small dinner party. This recipe is from Vegetariana by Nava Atlas. Read More→
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Prepared polenta provides an easy way to add variety to the dinner repertoire. I often use it sliced and sautéed as a side dish, but occasionally, it will become an intrinsic part of a recipe, as it is here, topped with a simple combination of black beans and spinach. Look for this kind of polenta in natural foods stores, as well as in supermarkets’ Italian or gluten-free foods sections. Adapted from Vegan Express by Nava Atlas. Read More→
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