Spiced Bean Tagine | Bean Commission

Ingredients

• 1 cup dried pinto beans
• 1 cup dry light red kidney beans
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1 ½ cups chopped onion
• 2 tbsp minced garlic
• 8 cups water
• 2 tbsp fresh minced ginger
• 2 whole bay leaves
• ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 tbsp paprika
• ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tbsp cumin
• ⅛ tsp saffron
• 4 ½ cups chopped green beans, carrots, turnips, potatoes and cauliflower
• 1 tbsp honey
• 2 tsp salt
• 14 ½ oz can tomatoes, diced in juice
• ¼ cup fresh minced cilantro
• 2 tbsp green olives, pitted and minced
• 2 tsp lemon zest (optional)