Anasazi Beans - 1 pound

Anasazi Beans are related to the Kidney Bean. The color fades to dark pink when cooked and has a mild flavor and firm texture. The bean's name, which means "ancient ones," comes from the cliff-dwelling Anasazi Native American tribe of America's Southwest who first cultivated this bean. Anasazi Beans can replace Pinto Beans in any recipe.

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Bolita Beans - 1 pound

Bolita beans are considered to be sweeter, richer tasting and easier on the stomach than the Pinto bean. This bean is believed to have been cultivated and developed by the Spanish who settled in northern New Mexico. Bolitas cook faster than Pinto beans and have a marvelous taste.

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Borlotti Cranberry Beans - 1 pound

Borlotti Beans are related to the Kidney Bean. They are part of the Cranberry Bean family. These cook up plumper than the Pinto Bean and have a sweet, mild flavor. They're delicious in recipes with sweet or savory spices. Popular in Italian fare, as well as in the traditional Three Sisters' Stew.

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Butterscotch Calypso Beans - 1 pound

The Butterscotch Calypso Bean is related to the Kidney Bean. Also known as the Stueben Yellow Eye bean, they are about 1/2 inch in length, oval shaped, ivory colored with a mustard colored splotch radiating from the inner seam. The very center of the inner seam has a white center encircled by a light brown ring. These beans have a mild flavor, firm texture and the colors are retained after cooking.

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Cannellini Beans - 1 pound

Cannellini beans are white kidney beans. Also called Fazolia beans and are popular in Italian cuisine. They are about a half inch long, kidney shaped, and have a tough skin. Their flavor is mildly nutty and their texture is smooth and creamy when cooked. Wonderful in pasta e fagoli, minestrone soup, hearty stews, for in a cold bean salad.

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Christmas Lima Bean - 1 pound

Christmas Lima Beans are similar to the giant Peruvian Lima but plumper. This is a large bean with a maroon batik pattern over a creamy background. The Christmas Lima is also known as a Speckled or Chestnut Lima, Butter Bean, or Calico Bean. The bean is 7/8" long and maintains its markings after cooking. The bean's chestnut-like flavor combined with its festive coloring are the reason for the name Christmas Lima.
Mix Christmas Limas with sweet corn to make traditional succotash. They are a hearty addition to soups, stews and casseroles, or toss precooked beans in cold vegetable and pasta salads.

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Colorado River Beans - 1 pound

Colorado River Beans are also recognized as Red Nightfall Beans, grown in the Four Corners region of the American Southwest. Smooth texture, yet remains firm after a slow cook. Perfect for succotash, salsas or by itself as a main course or side.

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Flageolet Beans - 1 pound

Flageolet Beans are immature kidney beans that have been removed from the pod while very young. These have a delicately tender texture with a light and fresh taste. Cooked flageolet beans tossed with lemon and fresh herbs makes for a delightful side dish. This bean is famous for French cassoulets.

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Mortgage Lifter Beans - 1 pound

This bean was cultivated by the indigenous peoples of the American Southwest. One pound of dried beans will make about 2 quarts of beans cooked. Full-bodied flavor and meaty in texture, having a nutty taste. Kids LOVE these beans!

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Pink Eye Beans - 1 pound

Pink Eye or European Soldier beans have a mild flavor and firm texture. The splashes of color surrounding the center or "eye" of the bean look like the silhouette of a soldier. Grown in the cooler climates of the northern United States.
Can replace almost any white bean in recipes. Use in soups, salads and casseroles or as a part of a cold bean salad.

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Scarlet Runner Beans - 1 pound

The Scarlet Runner Bean has a long, green bean-type pod that holds red-streaked beige, medium-size seeds.
Cooked like Pinto and used in dishes such as soups and stews. Scarlet Runner Beans are purple with black streak-like patches. The bean is about 3/4" in length. These beans LOVE a nice long soak and a nice long simmer.

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Swedish Brown Beans - 1 pound

Swedish brown beans are related to the Kidney Bean and they are oval shaped, about 1/4 inch long, and a distinctive mustard brown color. They are particularly nice in stews because they will not break down even after overcooking. Tradittionally served in a sweetened puree with smoked pork or game meats. They are beautiful and flavorful as a side dish with butter and chopped fresh parsley or in the spotlight in a hardy pot of baked beans.

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Zuni Gold Beans - 1 pound

This unusual bean is an heirloom variety originally from Mexico. This is a very rare bean, but cooks love them! Use in recipes that ask for Pinto beans.

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Black Beluga Lentils - ORGANIC - 1 pound

Black Beluga Lentils have a mild flavor. When cooked, these lentils look like beluga caviar (hence the name), their texture is a bit firmer than most other lentils and holds their shape well when cooked. The quick cooking and nutritious nature of this variety of lentils make them an obvious choice for soups, chilled for salads or mixed into pilafs, or delicious by itself.

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French Green Lentils - ORGANIC - 1 pound

French Green (du Puy) Lentils have a mild, yet peppery flavor. Their texture is a bit firmer than most other lentils and holds their shape well when cooked. The quick cooking and nutritious nature of this variety of lentils make them an obvious choice for soups, chilled for salads or mixed into pilafs, or delicious by itself.

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Ivory White Lentils - 1 pound

Also recognized as Urad Dal. Ivory White Lentils have a mild,earthy flavor and semi-soft texture. Lentils are the seed of a small shrub and are dried after harvesting. Lentils have been eaten for over 8,000 years and originated in Southwestern Asia along the Indus river. They are a staple food for many South Asian cultures. Makes for an excellent soup or Indian dal. Often ground into a flour and used in baked goods for extra digestible protein.

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Moong Dal - 1 pound

Mung Dal are small 1/4 inch, round, olive green bean. The inside of a Mung Bean is dark mustard colored. When husked and split, it is recognized as Moong Dal. Mung Beans have a sweet flavor, soft texture, and are easy to digest. Mung Beans have a long history in India where they originated and were introduced to China many centuries ago. A traditional ingredient in Indian cooking, often used in curries and dals. Mung Dal can also be ground in a mill or blender and used to make vegetable fritters.

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Spanish Pardina Lentils - ORGANIC - 1 pound

Spanish Pardina Lentils have a mild, yet nutty flavor. Their texture is a bit firmer than most other lentils and holds their shape well when cooked. The quick cooking and nutritious nature of this variety of lentils make them an obvious choice for soups, chilled for salads or mixed into pilafs or grain/nut/legume loaves or burgers, or delicious by itself.

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Red Lentils, Split - 1 pound

Also recognized as Masoor Dal. Split Red Lentils have a mild,earthy flavor and soft texture. Lentils are the seed of a small shrub and are dried after harvesting. Lentils have been eaten for over 8,000 years and originated in Southwestern Asia along the Indus river. They are a staple food for many South Asian cultures. Makes for an excellent soup or Indian dal.

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Six Lentil Blend - ORGANIC INGREDIENTS - 1 pound

Our Six Lentil Blend is a colorful blend of organic French Green, Split Red, Split Mung Dal, Black Beluga, Spanish Pardina Lentils and conventional Ivory White Lentils. The color of the blend fades if cooked too long. The blend provides a mild, earthly flavor and soft texture.The quick cooking nature of lentils make them an obvious choice for all kinds of cuisine Try them simmered in your favorite soup or stew!

Price: $4.00