Bean

Sleek

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August 11, 2015
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  • Serves 6 as a side dish
Author Notes

My Lebanese painter taught me how to make this. I made the crew breakfast and he prepared lunch each day. —carmen

What You'll Need
Ingredients
  • 1 large bag chopped kale
  • 1 medium sweet onion
  • 1 cup couscus
  • 5 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 can either black eyed peas or black beans
  • 5 lemons
  • salt & pepper to raste
  • olive oil
Directions
  1. Rinse kale, remove thick rib and chop again
  2. dice onion
  3. bring 2 cups water with 1 tsp. olive oil added to boil. Add couscous, remove from heat, cover and let stand until water is absorbed. Fluff with fork.
  4. Saute onions and chopped garlic on low heat in deep pot with 1/8 cup olive oil until translucent
  5. add chopped kale and juice of 2 lemons. Cover and cook until softened, stirring frequently.
  6. add couscous and juice of two more lemons. Cover and cook for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
  7. stir in beans and juice of last lemon. Heat through. Additional lemon, salt, and pepper to taste.

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