DAVEGAN: Food for Thought | Quick and Easy Vegan: Spinach & Adzuki Beans

Quick and Easy Vegan: Spinach & Adzuki Beans

This recipe is quick in prep time, but takes 2 minutes of planning ahead. For an even quicker version, see my note below.

Ingredients
1/2 cup adzuki beans, sorted, rinsed well, drained
1 3/4” piece ginger, peeled and grated
1 10 oz. pkg frozen chopped spinach, thawed
1 1/2-2 T. tamari
Sea salt

Method
1. Place beans, in large saucepan with enough cold water to cover by a few inches. Bring to boil, boil for 3-5 minutes. Remove from heat, cover, let stand 1 hr.

2. Place beans, ginger & 1 cup cold water in large saucepan, bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer until beans are tender, not mushy - about 30-40 minutes.

3. Stir in spinach, cover and cook for about 10 minutes or until heated through. Add 1 1/2 T. tamari and season with salt if desired and add additional tamari if desired.

Note: For a REALLY quick and easy version, get canned adzuki beans (or black beans, if you can’t find them) and mix it with the thawed spinach, tamari, and ginger (really finely chopped or grated). Microwave it for a minute if you want it hot. Stir and serve!

Source: 3 Bowls, Vegetarian Recipes from an American Zen Buddhist Monastery