Spicy black beans with garlic and cumin is a warming hearty vegetarian meal with good benefits for digestive health. Black beans contain a high proportion of resistant starch meaning the starch passes through the small intestine undigested having very little impact on blood sugar levels. In the large intestine, the resistant starch is a food source for our gut bacteria where it can have a beneficial effect on gut health.
Spicy black beans with garlic and cumin
Spicy black beans with garlic and cumin is a warming hearty vegetarian meal with good benefits for digestive health. Black beans contain a high proportion of resistant starch meaning the starch passes through the small intestine undigested having very little impact on blood sugar levels. In the large intestine, the resistant starch is a food source for our gut bacteria where it can have a beneficial effect on gut health.
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 2 1x
Ingredients
- 1 red onion, chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic, chopped
- ½ tbsp ground cumin
- 1 green chilli
- ¼ tsp cayenne chilli pepper
- sea salt to taste
- olive oil for cooking
- 1 tin black beans drained and rinsed
- 400g cherry tomatoes halved (or 1 tin chopped tomatoes)
Instructions
- Cook the onion, garlic, cumin, chilli (remove the seeds if you don’t want it too spicy), cayenne pepper and sea salt in olive oil until the onion has softened.
- Add cherry tomatoes and black beans. Leave to simmer until the tomatoes break down. Add a small amount of water if necessary.
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 20
