black bean salad

Ingredients

• 16 oz. dried black beans
• 1 stalk celery – chopped
• 3 cloves garlic – chopped
• ¼ red onion – chopped
• ½ cup italian parsley – chopped
• 1 cup of mixed pitted olives – chopped
• 2-3 red chili peppers – chopped
• ½ tsp. salt
• ½ tsp. black pepper
• ¼ tsp. red pepper flakes
• 8 oz. of your favorite macaroni or couscous
• dressing:
• juice of 1 lemon
• 3-4 tablespoons olive oil