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Meet // Peace // Love // Vegetables //

August 29, 2012 Leave a Comment

Last month, I checked out the happenings at the craft fair portion of the Pitchfork Music Festival. I chatted with a few friends & colleagues, and I made some new ones. Today, I wanted to feature someone I met at the festival – the lovely Kristen, who blogs about “gluten-free vegan cooking, gardening, making things, finding inner peace, and experiencing life” at // Peace // Love // Vegetables //. Kristen is sharing a drool-worthy recipe for Cuban Black Beans & Mangoes today. Num!

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Cuban Black Beans & Mangoes is one of my favorite dishes—a fantastic combination of sweet and savory. My husband came up with this recipe a few years ago and it has been in constant rotation in our home since then. This is an easy to make dish that is both vegan and gluten-free, great for end-of-summer meals.

Meet // Peace // Love // Vegtables // | HandsOccupied.com

Ingredients:

  • 2 cans of Cuban Black Bean Soup or Cuban Black Beans (whatever is available at your market), about 1/2 of the liquid drained
  • 2 small onions, diced
  • 1 large mango, cubed
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup, more to taste
  • salt to taste
  • a few sprigs of cilantro, chopped

Instructions:

Meet // Peace // Love // Vegtables // | HandsOccupied.com

Saute the onions in a frying pan or cast iron skillet with a little bit of olive oil until they turn translucent and a little brown.

Meet // Peace // Love // Vegtables // | HandsOccupied.com

After draining about half of the liquid out of the black bean soup, add the beans to the skillet and stir in the maple syrup. Cook on medium-low until the liquid starts to cook out of beans. Remove from heat and salt to taste.

Meet // Peace // Love // Vegtables // | HandsOccupied.com

Add the cubed mango and chopped cilantro and stir into the beans.

Meet // Peace // Love // Vegtables // | HandsOccupied.com

It’s ready to serve! This is a really versatile dish that can be served over brown rice with avocado or dipped into with tortilla chips. It also tastes great hot or cold. We bring this to a lot of picnics and cookouts and it’s always a hit.

Kristen is a graphic designer and professor from Chicago. Her blog, // Peace // Love // Vegetables // is a chronicle of her attempts to make the big city feel a little smaller through knitting, community gardening, gluten-free vegan cooking, and everyday explorations.

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About Heidi

Heidi Gustad is a craft book author & content creator in love with primary colors & vintage vibes. She specializes in knitting, crochet, latch hook and macramé, and her first book, Latch Hook: 12 Projects for the Modern Maker, is out now!

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Hi! I’m Heidi (she/her/hers), a craft book author & pattern designer specializing in knitting, crochet, latch hook & macrame. Really anything with yarn! ❤️  My work combines vintage and modern design elements, featuring bold colors and graphic motifs.

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