216 Joel Fuhrman, M.D.
BEAN ENCHILADAS
1 green pepper, sliced
1/2 cup sliced onion
1 cup nonfat commercial taco sauce or salsa sauce
2 cups canned or cooked pinto or black beans
I cup frozen corn kernels
1 tsp. cumin
1 tsp. chopped cilantro
6-8 nonfat corn tortillas
Saute the green pepper and onion in a skillet with 2 tablespoons or
the taco sauce, until tender. Stir in the beans, corn, and seasonings.
Paint the tortillas with a coating of taco sauce, spoon about 1/4 cup of
the bean mix on each, and roll up. They can be eaten as is or baked
at 375° in the oven for 15 minutes first.
BLACK AND BLUE BEANS AND GREENS
SERVES 4
1/2 cup black beans
1/2 cup white beans
1 bay leaf
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1/2 tsp. Mrs. Dash seasoning
1 tsp. Vege Base by Vogue
one bunch kale, chopped or sliced in strips, stems removed
3 medium white onions
10 oz. spinach, chopped or sliced in strips (or one box frozen spinach)
4 small zucchini
small bunch fresh dill, chopped
Start cooking beans in 3 cups of water with the bay leaf, garlic, and
seasonings. Then peel the onions and add them along with the
spinach, zucchini, kale, and dill on lop of the cooking beans and let
simmer over a low flame for at least 2 hours. Then stir up the mix-
ture well, breaking up the zucchini and onion now that they are soft
and mushy.