The Dark Side

Ingredients:

• Black rice
• Black beans
• Yellow bell pepper
• Avocado
• Cilantro
• Sour cream
• Tomato
• Garlic
• Green chile

How to make the salad: 

Sounds unusual, i know, but black rice has a delicious, nutty taste and paired with black beans its perfect. Cook the rice as per directions (cooking in a vegetable broth will enhance the flavor) and set aside. Soak the beans the night before then steam cook them till tender. In a saute pan, add 2 large cloves of minced garlic and gently cook in olive oil, toss in a cup of finely chopped tomatoes, salt, cumin, few pinches of cayenne  and a handful of chopped cilantro. Allow the flavors to seep into each other. After a few minutes add the drained black beans and rice and stir through. Cut lengthwise a yellow pepper, grill and season with salt, set aside.
Cut and mash a ripe avocado, season with salt, fresh lemon juice, cilantro and a diced, seeded green chile.
Plate all your ingredients, topping the beans and rice with the bell pepper. Top the avocado with sour cream and sprinkle generously with cilantro.

To make this a truly authentic halloween dish substitute the yellow pepper for orange and omit the cilantro and sour cream, it will be a ghoulish salad for your guests !!!!