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The Recipe Instructions |
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Ingredients
1 can black beans - (15 oz), drained, rinsed
1 small onion, coarsely chopped
1 small bell pepper, coarsely chopped
1 garlic clove, chopped
1 tbsp red wine vinegar
1 tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp sugar
Freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
Directions
Combine all ingredients in a food processor or blender. Process or blend
until the beans are coarsely mashed.
This recipe yields 8 servings. Serving size: 1/3 cup.
Exchanges Per Serving: 1 Starch.
Nutrition Facts: Calories 73; Calories from Fat 17; Total Fat 2g;
Saturated Fat 0g; Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 65mg; Carbohydrate 11g;
Dietary Fiber 4g; Sugars 3g; Protein 3g.
Comments: Try serving this tasty dip with more unusual fresh veggies, such
as jicama, rutabagas, or turnips. You can also experiment with different
kinds of beans try red, navy, or garbanzo beans in this recipe instead of
black beans.
Source:
"American Diabetes Association at http://www.diabetes.org"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"09-28-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© American Diabetes Association, 1999"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 26 Calories; 2g Fat (57.0% calories
from fat); trace Protein; 3g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 0mg
Cholesterol; 1mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Vegetable; 1/2 Fat; 0 Other
Carbohydrates.
NOTES : Recipe from "Southern-Style Diabetic Cooking" by Martha Chitwood,
RD, (© American Diabetes Association, 1996)
Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contributor: Martha Chitwood, RD
Preparation Time: 0:00
Servings: 8
Diet Black Bean Dip Recipe brought to you by Diet Recipes To-Go
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