BEAN BURRITO LAYERS

Servings: 4
Ingredients:

1/2 c  Green Lentils; dried
1/4 c  Pinto Beans; dried
1/4 c  Red Kidney Beans; dried
1/4 c  Baby Lima Beans; dried
1    Onion; medium
4    Garlic Cloves
2    Jalapeno Peppers *
1 tb Oregano; dried
1 tb Chili Powder
1/4 c  Coriander Leaves; chopped
6 oz Monterey Jack Cheese; grated
6    Flour Tortillas; 10'
1    Tomato; medium, chopped
1    Lettuce; shredded
1    Salsa

Servings: 4

Rinse lentils and beans, discarding any that look suspicious, and soak in
clean water 4 - 6 hours, or overnight. Put into medium saucepan, bring to
boil and simmer, covered, 30 minutes. Add water if necessary.

Peel and chop onion. Microwave on ‘High’ 2 - 2 1/2 minutes until soft. [If
you prefer, you may saute the onion in about 2 T. oil. I omit the oil to
keep the fat content down. The flavour does not seem to suffer.] Chop the
Jalapena pepper. (*) Adjust the quantity to your own taste and / or
tolerance.

Peel and crush the garlic.

Drain the lentil-bean mixture. Reserve 1/2 cup of liquor. In a food
processor puree the lentil-bean mixture, the onion, the garlic, the
jalapena peppers, the oregano, the chile powder, and the coriander leaves,
adding some of the reserved liquor as necessary to process. [The final
puree should be quite thick.]

Pre-heat the oven to 325 F.

Assemble as follows on an oven-proof plate, pizza-pan or cookie-sheet:

Place a flour tortilla on the *lightly* greased surface. Cover with
lentil-bean puree [4 - 5 T.]. Sprinkle with Monterey Jack cheese. Add
another flour tortilla and repeat, saving enough cheese to cover the top of
the final flour tortilla. Bake for 20 - 30 minutes.

Remove from oven and allow to ‘firm-up’ for 5 - 10 minutes before serving.

Garnish with salsa, chopped tomato and shredded lettuce. Serve with rice,
Couscous and / or corn.

The amount of oregano, coriander leaves, chile powder, or jalapena peppers
may be varied to suit individual tastes. I use more peppers! If you’re
prone to ‘problems’ with beans, add 1/4 - 1/2 t. Hing [Hing is a mixture of
rice-flour, turmeric and asafoetida found in most
East-Indian specialty stores. It can significantly reduce flatulence.

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