BLACK BEAN AND CILANTRO SPREAD: Daily Diabetic Recipe

BLACK BEAN AND CILANTRO SPREAD

Yield: 10 servings (1-1/4 cups)
Source: "The New Family Cookbook for People with Diabetes"

INGREDIENTS
- One 15 -or- 16- ounce can black beans, rinsed and drained
- 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves
- 2 tablespoons finely diced red onion

DIRECTIONS
Puree the beans, lime juice, oil, and pepper sauce in a food
processor or blender, scraping down the sides once or twice.

Add the cilantro. Process just until the leaves are
coarsely chopped and well mixed. Stir in the red onion.

Serve at room temperature. (If chilled, the
mixture will be difficult to spread.)

Nutritional Information Per Serving (2 tablespoons):
Calories: 44, Fat: 1 g, Cholesterol: 0 mg, Sodium: 53 mg,
Carbohydrate: 7 g, Dietary Fiber: 3 g, Sugars: 1 g, Protein: 3 g
Diabetic Exchanges: 1/2 Starch