Yay. Beans again... well, sometimes I think that but not often. I mean, I really love beans and am absolutely fine with eating them often. It's just that I typically don't get excited about a new flavor or experiment when cooking black beans. I usually am satisfied and pleased with my traditional method. But, I recently found a recipe online and thought, hmmm, I can make that work and got excited once again about the fabulous black bean!

Submitted by S_PRESS

Fresh salsa is always better than bottled, and it is much lower in sodium. This salsa is great with tortilla chips, on tacos or burritos or tostadas, or even straight out of the bowl!

Submitted by TAHLON

Vindaloo is one of my favorite dishes in the world! This spicy Indian curry can be made vegetarian or with meat and is packed with spices. For those new to Indian cooking, I simplified the spice list, choosing five you might already have on hand.

Submitted by CHEF_MEG

A tasty non-meat way to get some extra protein in your diet.

Submitted by LILLAKE

Hearty vegetarian dish

Submitted by PAULA26

Try this delicious and easy recipe for lentils!

Submitted by CHESSAKAT

This recipe is terrific when served over Basmati rice.

Submitted by S5RUSSEL

Submitted by BUDGETMOM

very tasty side dish or main dish. high in protein and fiber

Submitted by MISCHELLEP1968

Submitted by DARLENEGILL

This is delicious and a great way to get in some fiber! You can eat it as-is or use it as a taco filling instead of beef.

Submitted by SLIMKATIE

This is a lovely, dark, meaty tasting dish without the meat!
This serves a crowd, with 9 generous half cup servings.

Try to find "French Green Lentils", as they are the best. I purchase mine at an organic grocery. If you cannot find those, then look for a small, roundish, green to brown lentil. Sometimes these are named just brown lentil. If you look closely however, there will be a greenish cast and these are much smaller and also more round than those you find in the one pound bags at the regular grocery store. These Lentils are so much better than those plain, flat, brown ones that you find everywhere. They take a little longer to cook, but are well worth the patience expended!

Submitted by DTCELLO

Kidney bean salad Mom and Mammaw made.

Submitted by FOODISMYDRUG