Cuisinart FRC-800 manual Brown Rice with Black Beans and Tomatoes, Quinoa Fruit Salad

Brown Rice with

Black Beans

and Tomatoes

Setting: Brown

Makes about 10 cups

3cooker cups brown rice (use your favorite grain size)

water (to the 3-cup brown rice marking in cooking pot)

1bay leaf

2cups canned black beans, drained and rinsed

¼cup fresh parsley, chopped

1medium-large onion, chopped

2cups chopped tomatoes

½teaspoon sea salt

¼teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

1 teaspoon chili powder

Put the rice, water and bay leaf in the cooking pot of the Cuisinart® Rice Plus™ Multi-Cooker. Select the Brown Rice function and press Start.

Once the audible tone has sounded to indicate the end of cooking, open the lid and add the remaining ingredients; toss to combine.

Adjust seasonings and serve immediately.

Nutritional information per serving (based on 1 cup): Calories 208 (6% from fat) • carb. 43g • pro. 6g

•fat 1g • sat. fat 0g • chol. 0mg • sod. 172mg

•calc. 41mg • fiber 4g

Quinoa Fruit Salad

Setting: Brown

Makes about 10 cups

2cooker cups quinoa 2¼ cups water

1mango, peeled, pitted and cubed

1apple, peeled, cored and diced

1pear, peeled, cored and diced

1orange, peeled and sliced, bitter white pith removed

¾ cup toasted and chopped pecans 1½ tablespoons fresh mint, chopped

1tablespoon pure maple syrup

2teaspoons ground cinnamon

Put the quinoa and water in the cooking pot of the Cuisinart® Rice Plus™ Multi-Cooker. Select the Brown Rice function and press Start.

Once the audible tone has sounded to indicate the end of cooking, turn the unit off and open the lid. Transfer the quinoa to a baking sheet to cool.

Once the quinoa is cool, transfer to a medium-large mixing bowl. Add the remaining ingredients; toss to combine.

Adjust seasonings and serve.

Nutritional information per serving (based on ½ cup):

Calories 87 (35% from fat) • carb. 13g • pro. 2g

•fat 4g • sat. fat 0g • chol. 0mg • sod. 3mg

•calc. 17mg • fiber 2g

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