Hello everyone!! This post is dedicated to my friend and co-worker, Hanks. He is not a vegetarian but is open to trying some plant-based dishes. So, I obliged. And I must say this dish turned out absolutely delicious! So what do we need? Black beans (obviously), bell peppers, onions, avocado, lime, garlic, cilantro, sea salt, vegetable broth, celery, cumin, paprika, and some cane sugar.
Dice up the bell peppers and onions and mince the garlic. Add them to a pan and cook them until they are browned. Add the cumin and stir it into the vegetables. In a small pot, warm the black beans.
While the stuff is cooking on the stove we will “pickle” the avocados. In a small bowl, mix together lime juice, a dash of cane sugar, and sea salt. Dice up the avocado and add it to the bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for a half-hour.
Peel and cut up the carrots and dice the celery. In a large pot, add the vegetable stock, celery, and the carrots. Simmer until the vegetables are soft. Add the diced tomatoes, the beans, and the peppers/onions/garlic mix. Stir everything together.
Serve it up in a bowl and squeeze some lime juice. You can use the limes as a garnish as well.
Chop up some cilantro and add that to the bowl.
Top with the avocado and enjoy!!