Mediterranean Beans and Rice

By Sharon T

Ingredients

• you will need Great Northern White Beans in the basic recipe, as well as:
• Basic ingredients for rice and beans
• 1 cup dry brown rice--L acid
• 1 can drained and rinsed beans, or 2 cups cooked--L acid
• 1 onion, chopped--H alk
• 1 clove garlic, minced--M alk
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil-- sub avocado oil--L alk
• 2 stalks chopped celery--H alk
• 1 small can (2.25 oz) black olives--sub green--M alk
• juice of 1 lemon--M alk
• 1/3 cup fresh chopped parsley
• 2 tsp dry dill weed

Details

Adapted from nomeatathlete.com

Preparation

Step 1

Cook the brown rice in a rice steamer or follow the directions here. Heat up the oil in a large pan over medium-high heat and fry the onion for 5 minutes. Add the garlic and fry for an additional 5 minutes. Stir in the beans and heat through. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve with rice.

Add the celery and olives to the bean and onion mixture and fry for a few minutes to soften. Stir in the lemon juice and parsley and heat through. Stir the dill into the rice. Add salt and pepper to taste.