Rice Pilaf With Beans

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 2/3 cup long grain rice
• 2/3 cup vegetable stock
• 2/3 cup water
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 lb black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 tomato, sliced
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter or 2 tablespoons unsalted margarine, cut into small pieces
• 2 tablespoons fresh mint, chopped

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a heavy saucepan over medium heat.
• 2 sauté rice until golden.
• 3 stir in stock, water and pepper.
• 4 increase heat to high and bring to a boil.
• 5 immediately reduce heat to low.
• 6 cover and simmer 20-25 minutes or until rice is tender and liquid absorbed.
• 7 stir in beans.
• 8 turn on broiler.
• 9 transfer rice to ovenproof serving dish.
• 10 arrange tomato slices over beans and dot with butter.
• 11 broil 2-3 minutes or cook until tomato slices are cooked throughout.
• 12 serve pilaf sprinkled with mint.