Path: swen.emba.uvm.edu!banzai!news.internetMCI.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in3.uu.net!mack.rt66.com!mack.rt66.com!not-for-mail From: fattart@aol.com (Fattart) Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes Subject: Italian Bean Patties, Tomato-Basil Relish Followup-To: rec.food.cooking Date: 19 Aug 1996 07:04:57 -0600 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 72 Sender: phill@mack.rt66.com Approved: phill@rt66.com Message-ID: <4v9opp$9pi@mack.rt66.com> Reply-To: fattart@aol.com (Fattart) NNTP-Posting-Host: mack.rt66.com ITALIAN BEAN PATTIES WITH TOMATO-BASIL RELISH Makes 6 main dish servings. 2 cans (15 ounces each) Great Northern or navy beans, drained and rinsed 1 cup finely chopped plum tomato 2 green onions and tops, chopped 6 cloves garlic, minced 1 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves 3/4 teaspoon dried sage leaves 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper Salt 1/3 to 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal Olive oil cooking spray 6 slices Italian bread or 6 buns 1 large clove garlic, halved Tomato-Basil Relish (recipe follows) Basil sprigs Coarsely mash beans with potato masher, or process in food processor, using pulse technique. In a bowl, mix in tomato, green onions, minced garlic, thyme, sage, cumin and black and cayenne pepper. Mix in enough cornmeal to make a firm, but not dry mixture; season to taste with salt. Refrigerate mixture 1 to 2 hours for flavors to blend. Form bean mixture into patties. Spray large skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium heat until hot. Cook patties until browned, about 5 minutes on each side. Broil bread 6 inches from heat source until browned, 2 to 3 minutes on each side; rub both sides of bread with cut clove of garlic. Spoon Tomato-Basil Relish on bread or on patties (depending on size of bread); top with bean patties and garnish with basil. TOMATO-BASIL RELISH Makes about l 1/2 cups. 1 1/2 cups chopped plum tomatoes 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh or 2 teaspoons dried basil leaves 2 to 3 teaspoons lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce Salt Pepper Combine tomatoes, basil, lemon juice and Worcestershire sauce; season to taste with salt and pepper. Refrigerate until serving time. Nutritional Information Per Serving: Calories 307, Carbohydrate 59 g, Protein 15 g, Fat 2 g, % of Calories from Fat 7, Sodium 731 mg and Cholesterol 0 mg. These recipes are provided courtesy of the Bean Education Awareness Network (BEAN), an information service of the American Dry Bean Board. Please send remarks to ascherer@mslpr.com For more informaition and bean recipes, check out our web site (http://www.prairieweb.com/adbb) or send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: BEAN 115 Railway Plaza Dept. Net Scotsbluff NE 69361 ~~~ Rec.food.recipes is moderated; only recipes and recipe requests are accepted for posting. Please read the "Posting Guidelines" article. Recipes/requests go to recipes@rt66.com; questions/comments go to tfdpress@acpub.duke.edu. Please allow several days for your submission to appear.