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Red bean lobio

A meatless dish of red beans with onion, walnuts, garlic, and cilantro. Ready in about 30 minutes.

Time
30 min
Serving
459 kcal
Ingredients
≈ $1.47
Protein
18 g
Red bean lobio

Ingredients

1
  1. 1 Canned red beanspack 400 g ≈ $1.10 200 g
  2. 2 Onions≈ $1.60 per kg 50 g
  3. 3 Walnutspack 150 g ≈ $4.00 20 g
  4. 4 Garlic≈ $10.00 per kg 4 g
  5. 5 Cilantropack 50 g ≈ $1.20 8 g
  6. 6 Tomato pastepack 140 g ≈ $1.00 10 g
  7. 7 Sunflower oil 10 ml
  8. 8 Cumin to taste
  9. 9 Vinegar 9% 5 ml
  10. 10 Salt 1 g

Grey rows are pantry staples: salt, oil, spices. They are not counted in the serving price.

Method

  1. Prepare the onion2: rinse it, peel and cut into half‑rings about 0.3 cm thick; choose a 20–24 cm skillet and heat it over medium; melt the butter.

  2. Fry the onion2 over medium heat until soft, about 5–6 minutes, stirring.

  3. Add tomato6 paste and cumin to the onion2; fry 1–2 minutes, stirring until fragrant and smooth.

  4. Add the beans with their liquid to the onion2; bring to a light boil and simmer about 10 minutes, mashing some beans with a fork.

  5. Crush the walnuts3, peel and crush the garlic4 together, then add to the beans along with cilantro5 and vinegar; heat 2 minutes over medium, stirring.

  6. Season to taste, fold gently and remove from heat; serve with bread or lavash.

Tips

Why it works
Cut onions thinly so they soften quickly and release moisture, preventing the butter from burning. Overcooked onions turn dark and bitter.
Substitutions
Replace walnuts with 20g sunflower seeds for a cheaper, nuttier crunch. Use 10g dried mint instead of cilantro if unavailable.
Common mistakes
If beans stay hard after 10 minutes, they’re undercooked. Check the can label for cooking time or add 20ml water.
Storing and reheating
Keeps 4 days in the fridge; reheat in a pan with 10ml water over low heat until warm. Freezes for 3 months.
Serve with
Pair with warm lavash and a slice of cucumber for a light lunch. Add a sprinkle of lemon juice before serving.

In short

  • In the planner this dish is cooked for two days: reheat on day two.
  • Marked healthy: the planner picks it more often for the goals “lose weight” and “eat well”.

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