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A substantial soup, almost a main course, combining meaty black beans and sweet red peppers with the heat of red chilli in the accompanying salsa. |
Black "turtle" beans are a variety of Phaseolus vulgaris or common bean that's very popular in the Americas, where the species originated. The beans are now eaten around the world and known as karuppu kaaramani in Tamil, frijoles negros in Spanish and feijão preto in Portuguese.
This recipe comes to us from one of our favourite pulse cookbooks, Beans, Peas & Everything In Between by Vicky Jones. Vicky takes inspiration from traditions and flavours all around the world in more than 65 delicious, nutritious recipes for beans, lentils, and other pulses that are as wholesome as they are tasty.
Serves 4 to 6
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Beans, Peas & Everything In Between by Vicky Jones, published by Ryland Peters & Small. Photography by William Reavell © Ryland Peters & Small.
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