Dinner Idea

Black Beans and Black Rice, Brussel Sprouts, Fresh Cucumbers

Here is a nutritionally dense dinner idea.

Black beans: soak overnight, drain the water and cook in bone broth and seasoning. Don't salt until the end. Salt can sometimes make beans tough. So use Sea salt at the end of cooking. Also, the soaking will leach out the lectins which can be difficult on some folks digestion.

Black Rice: Soak in water for a few hours. Drain the water. Add to a glass baking dish and cover the rice with bone broth and seasonings of your choice. I used sea salt, fresh black pepper, smoked paprika, turmeric, and cumin. If you want to use black and white rice then use 3/4 black rice and 1/4 Jasmine or Basmati rice.

In a skillet for sauteing add avocado or olive oil and saute chopped purple onions, zucchini, mushrooms, and cherry tomatoes. The amount is your choice. Season with above seasonings. Add to Rice in baking dish. Bake at 350* covered until rice absorbs the bone broth. About 45 min or so.

In the same skillet, you used above saute in avocado or olive oil finely chopped Brussel sprouts, sea salt, pepper, garlic and 1 tsp of my "sugar Mix". DON'T over saute these. They will turn bitter. I think this is why some folks don't like Brussel sprouts because they are many times overcooked. Don't murder them!!!! 

Peal 4 sides of a cucumber and slice.

Plate this creation and enjoy your highly nutritious dinner.

Nutritional Tidbits:

Black rice is rich in protein, fiber, and antioxidants

Black Beans are rich in fiber, vitamins, minerals, and protein.

Bone broth for cooking: Use instead of water in savory cooking. It bumps up the nutrition in the food. Think of it like "food medicine."

Brussel Sprouts: very high in vitamins and minerals.

All the above ingredients are cancer fighters and antioxidant rich. Not to mention this is a low fat and low-calorie meal.

Always remember to reheat your leftovers on top of the stove on a low heat. please don't microwave. It turns your amazing food into... well, a nonfood!!!