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July 3, 2006
Cookouts and celebrations
Last year's edition of the cookout I went to yesterday was held Memorial Day weekend and was in celebration of tenure for the host; this year we (well, the members of his department who were there) were celebrating his elevation to department chairman. Yay, Nick! Or, maybe, Sorry, Nick!
He seems pretty sanguine about his future as a catherd.
I've lived up here long enough to figure out that despite their desire to be known as adventurous and daring people who eat all sorts of exotic cuisines, the humble black eyed pea is not a big seller among the rootless intellectual class. So I suppressed my own preference and made a black bean and brown rice salad. I had misplaced the recipe and ended up calling my Aunt Sarah to confirm; it turned out splendidly, and there's even a little bit left for today:
INGREDIENTS:
2 cups cooked black beans
3 cups cooked rice
1 tomato - diced
1 avocado - diced
1 red pepper - diced
2 teasp cumin
1/2 cup chopped scallions
2 tbsp chooped cilantro
1/4 cup lime juice
1/3 cup olive oil
salt
pepper
METHOD:
...In a mixing bowl, combine the drained beans with the rice, celery, tomato, avocado, and red pepper.
...In a small bowl, whisk together all of the dressing ingredients.
...Pour the dressing over the beans and rice mixture and stir thoroughly.
...Chill.
...Garnish with extra cilantro or parsley.
Easy and tasty.
Posted by CrankyProfessor at July 3, 2006 7:51 AM