Recipe: Black Bean and Rice Croquettes with Mango Salsa

Posted on February 27, 2014

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Recipe: Black Bean and Rice Croquettes with Mango Salsa

Author: Bhavani Jaroff, iEat Green

Recipe type: Entree

Ingredients

FOR CROQUETTES:
2 can Eden organic black beans
2 Tbs Olive Oil
1 Onion, diced
3 carrots, diced
2 Tbs garlic, minced
2 stalks celery, chopped
? yellow pepper, diced
4 mushrooms, chopped
2 Tbs tamari
1 t. dried thyme
? cup fresh parsley, chopped
2 Tbs. sesame seeds
2 cups cooked short grain brown rice
? t. salt
1 t oregano
? t. chopped Rosemary
? t. fresh ground pepper
? t cumin
? cup breadcrumbs, or GF Bread crumbs
FOR SALSA:
3 mangos, diced
1 red pepper, diced
1 small red onion, finely diced
2 limes, juiced
3 Tbs. fresh Cilantro, chopped
1 Tbs. honey
? t. salt

Instructions

FOR SALSA- dice up mangoes, peppers and red onion, and put in bowl. Toss with lime juice, cilantro, honey and salt. Cover and put in fridge to marinate, while cooking croquettes.
FOR CROQUETTES- Saute onions in olive oil until translucent. Add carrots and garlic. Add celery, peppers and mushrooms, and continue cooking until soft.
Remove from heat and put into a large mixing bowl.
Puree black beans in food processor and add to mixing bowl.
Add remaining ingredients (except breadcrumbs) and combine well. Form into patties.
Place breadcrumbs into shallow dish. Press each side of patty into breadcrumbs.
Place on greased cookie sheet. Mist top of croquette with olive oil spray. Bake at 375? for 15 minutes, turn over and bake another 10 minutes.
Patties can be made ahead of time and kept in freezer.
Serve with Mango Salsa on side.

Step-By-Step Instructions

FOR SALSA- Dice up mangoes, peppers and red onion, and put in bowl. Toss with lime juice, cilantro, honey and salt. Cover and put in fridge to marinate, while cooking croquettes.

FOR CROQUETTES- Saut? onions in olive oil until translucent.? Add carrots and garlic. Add celery, peppers and mushrooms, and continue cooking until soft.

Remove from heat and put into a large mixing bowl. Puree black beans in food processor and add to mixing bowl. Add remaining ingredients (except breadcrumbs) and combine well.