black bean
noun
1
: a black kidney bean commonly used in Latin American cuisine
2
: a black soybean commonly used usually fermented in east Asian cuisine
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Grain bowls with quinoa, edamame, black beans, and a tahini dressing.
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Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 29 July 2025
Add to this a pleasant Southwestern-style black bean and corn salad, plus a squirt of avocado crema, and voilà: a casual lunch.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 28 May 2025
Promising bold flavors, the menu features salads, sandwiches and wraps featuring jerk chicken, black bean salsa and lentil options, and bowls with choice of protein, like jerk chicken, quinoa or rice.
—Bahar Anooshahr, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2025
Tuesday, July 15, Ground Beef Taco Bake, black beans, brown rice, Romaine salad and tomatoes, tropical fruit, milk.
—Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2025
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Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 29 July 2025
Add to this a pleasant Southwestern-style black bean and corn salad, plus a squirt of avocado crema, and voilà: a casual lunch.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 28 May 2025
Promising bold flavors, the menu features salads, sandwiches and wraps featuring jerk chicken, black bean salsa and lentil options, and bowls with choice of protein, like jerk chicken, quinoa or rice.
—Bahar Anooshahr, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2025
Tuesday, July 15, Ground Beef Taco Bake, black beans, brown rice, Romaine salad and tomatoes, tropical fruit, milk.
—Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2025
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“Black bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20bean. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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