Black Bean and Banana dish

I was inspired by my niece, Sarah, to find something with these ingredients. I don't know why I remember this, but she mentioned having something with similar ingredients at a friend's house and she loved it! I found this recipe (sort of) at epicurious.com. The recipe was for an empanada, but I modified (ok just skipped the lovely pastry part) to make it Daniel Fast friendly. This may have been one of my favorite Daniel Fast meals we've had.

Ingredients:
2 Tbsp vegetable oil
1 firm med sized banana (sliced)
3/4 cup chopped onion
1 15 oz can of black beans
1/4 cup of cilantro (i used more)
3/4 tsp cumin
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
brown rice

Directions:
Cook brown rice according to package directions. Heat oil to med/high heat and cook banana for about 1 minute. Use a slotted spoon to remove banana to paper towel to drain and cool. Add onion to skillet and saute for about 3 minutes. Add beans, cilantro, cumin, and cayenne pepper and cook another few minutes. Serve bean mixture over brown rice and garnish with banana slices.

Jill