Sunday experiment: Black bean "noodles"

[Elizabeth N.]

Am making a room-temp salad with these guys: http://www.explore-asian.com/products/organic-black-bean-pasta-spaghetti-shape.html#.VAzaSedM7V0. Marinade of soy sauce, vinegar, olive oil, hot pepper, garlic and the "sweet Asian seasoning" blend from Costco, and chopped onion, peppers, carrots and celery. I'll report back later. (Oh, and might throw a can of chicken in the stuff too.)

 

[k9ophile]

That sounds so good. Looking forward to your report.

 

[brooklyngirl]

Oooooh, where'd ya find those???

 

[Elizabeth N.]

This is funky stuff! It does feel very chewy al dente. I might have undercooked it a bit, but didn't want it to get mushy *gag*. Next time I'll cook it a bit longer--low boiled the noodles for 6-7 minutes. I think I'll try 8 or 9 minutes next time.

They absorb a TON of seasonings. I thought my dressing was going to be too spicy, but it wasn't at all.

If you try it, do NOT expect it to resemble "pasta." It's a food in its own right.

I think I'm going to do up a salad (room temp, again) that is basically the same recipe as Texas caviar and use these noodles instead of whole black beans. You can Google up a gazillion recipes for that. My version tends to be chopped onion, garlic and cilantro, black beans, corn, bell peppers, avocado and salsa.

 

[Elizabeth N.]

Oooooh, where'd ya find those???

I got a whole pound of them at Costco. That is a LOT of black bean noodles . They are mega filling.

 

[bearmom]

Glad you posted about these. I hadn't seen them yet, but will look now.

I'm always looking for alternatives to the somewhat useless foods that can swap out with something with more benefits or nutrition. I found black rice to swap out my regular white varieties, but noodles have been more of a struggle, and quinoa is not the same.

 

[brooklyngirl]

I got a whole pound of them at Costco. That is a LOT of black bean noodles . They are mega filling.

Are they dry near the pastas? I haven't been down that aisle in many moons.

 

[Elizabeth N.]

Are they dry near the pastas? I haven't been down that aisle in many moons.

They were featured on an aisle header somewhere in the general vicinity of canned goods and rice.

 

[brooklyngirl]

Thanks

 

[jpcello]

Last week I was in Costco and they had samples of this. I actually spit it out.

 

[Elizabeth N.]

Last week I was in Costco and they had samples of this. I actually spit it out.

How did they prepare it?

It's definitely NOT a pasta substitute. That, to me, is often a problem with these things--the taste buds get kind of "primed" by the noodle like appearance.