Thoughtful Foods

Ana’s bastardised version of Angie’s masterwork

Ingredients

Part 1:
1 cup of adzuki beans (TF)
1.5 or 2 cups of brown rice (TF)
a little bit of seaweed (TF)

Part 2:
Pumpkin (or sweet potato)
a green vegetable (anything from broccoli to bok choy)
any other vegetable you wish

Part 3:
a block of tofu (TF)
2 tablespoon of tahini (TF)
juice of 1 lemon
1/4 cup miso or olives (TF)

Note: (TF) means its available at the Thoughtful Foods Co-op

Method

1. Put Part 1 in a pot and cover with water, bring to boil and then simmer until rice and beans are cooked (keep an eye on it, add more water if needed.
2. Chop up Part 2, and steam the vegies until they are just cooked.
3. Blend up all of Part 3 until it is thick and smooth.
4. Heat oven to 180 oC.
5. Grab a casserole dish and put rice and beans on the bottom, then layer on the vegetables and smooth the tofu paste over the top.
6. Pop in the oven for about 10-15 minutes and *kerblammo* you have the all-mouth pleasing Adzuki Bean Bake

This dish very open to interpretation… The vegetables and topping can be varied to your hearts desires, and I'm sure the outcome will be delicious... enjoy.