Black Bean Relish Food

BLACK BEAN RELISH

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients.
• Cover and refrigerate about 1 hour or until chilled. Store tightly covered in refrigerator up to 2 weeks.

BEAN RELISH

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, stir together beans, onion, garlic, mayonnaise, and relish. Season with salt, white pepper, and mustard. Mix well, and refrigerate for several hours before serving.

FOUR-BEAN RELISH

Steps:

• Whisk the red wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon sea salt, and pepper to taste in a large bowl.
• Add the scallions, red onion, Peppadew peppers, honey, white beans, chickpeas, pinto beans and black beans and toss to coat. Let sit in the refrigerator at least 2 hours to allow the flavors to blend. Mix thoroughly before serving.
• Photograph by Kat Teutsch

BLACK BEAN AND CORN RELISH

Steps:

• Toss all the ingredients in bowl.
• Add lime juice.
• Add spices to taste.
• Chill and serve!

BLACK-BEAN TOSTADAS WITH CORN RELISH

Steps:

• Start corn relish: Squeeze limes into a medium bowl. Thinly slice scallions, and add to bowl along with corn. Add 1 tablespoon oil, and season with salt and pepper; toss to combine. Cover and refrigerate.
• Prep vegetables: Halve jalapeno (remove ribs and seeds for less heat, if desired), and mince. Halve tomatoes. Combine in an airtight container; cover and refrigerate.
• Shred Cheese: Coarsely grate cheese on a box grater; place into a resealable plastic bag, and refrigerate.
• Make tostadas: Preheat oven to 475 degrees. Arrange tortillas on two baking sheets; brush both sides with remaining 2 tablespoons oil. Rinse and drain beans; sprinkle over tortillas. Top with tomatoes, jalapeno, and cheese. Bake until golden and crisp, about 10 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through.
• Finish corn relish: While tostadas are baking, pit and peel avocado; dice. Toss with corn mixture to combine.
• Serve: Top tostadas with corn relish, and, if desired, sour cream.

SMOKY BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• Drain the black beans from their soaking water and place in a slow cooker. Fill with enough fresh water to cover them. Cover and set to High.
• Heat bacon drippings in a skillet over medium heat. Add onions; cook and stir until tender. Stir this into the beans along with the brown sugar, liquid smoke, molasses and jalapeno slices. Stir to blend, then cover and cook on High for 5 to 6 hours, or until beans are tender.

SPICY CORN AND BLACK BEAN RELISH

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine corn, beans and peppers. Combine remaining ingredients in a small bowl; pour over corn mixture and toss to coat. Chill.

BLACK BEAN PATTIES WITH CORN RELISH AND AVOCADO CREAM

Steps:

• To make the bean patties: Place half of the beans in the bowl of a food processor with 1 coarsely chopped bell pepper, eggs, oregano, cumin and chipotle. Process until smooth. Finely chop the remaining bell pepper. In a large bowl, lightly mash the remaining beans. Stir in the bell pepper, onion and smooth bean mixture. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Stir in the cornmeal or breadcrumbs, a bit at time, mixing lightly just until the mixture firms up. (Pick up a bit and see if it can be easily molded into a ball. If it is too sticky, add a little more cornmeal.) Chill the mixture for 30 minutes.
• While the bean mixture is chilling, make the corn relish. Heat the canola oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add the corn to the pan and saute briefly until lightly browned, about 2-3 minutes. Stir in the garlic and jalapeno and cook just until fragrant, about 1 minute. Transfer the mixture to a bowl. Stir in the tomato, lime juice, and cilantro. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• To make the avocado cream sauce: Combine all ingredients in the bowl of a food processor or blender. Process until completely smooth.
• Form the bean mixture into patties approximately 3½ inches in diameter. Heat about 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the patties in batches, cooking until lightly browned and firm, about 3-4 minutes per side. Serve the patties warm topped with the corn relish and drizzled with the avocado cream sauce.

GREEN & YELLOW BEAN RELISH

Steps:

• Finely chop beans and onions. (Cut into large pieces first & then use high speed on food processor.).
• Combine first 5 ingredients in a large pan, and simmer 30 minutes on low heat, stirring occasionally.
• Mix water and cornstarch.
• Increase heat until mixture boils, stirring frequently, and stir in cornstarch to thicken.
• Ladle hot mixture into sterilized canning jars, leaving 1" of head space. Use non-metal spatula to remove air bubbles. Apply snap lids and finger tighten bands.
• Can be stored in the fridge 'as is', or can be processed with a pressure canner (canning time included in total cooking time given below.)
• Pressure process at 10 lbs:
• 20 minutes for 1/2 pint and pint jars, 25 minutes for quart jars.

BLACK BEAN RELISH

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together in a large non-reactive bowl.
• Relish can be made several hours ahead and refrigerated.
• Stir occasionally and remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes prior to serving.