Black bean tostadas with avocado salsa

Black bean tostadas with avocado salsa

For a quick veggie health-boost make this speedy supper using flavourful corn tortillas, which make a really nice change from flour tortillas

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Brush the tortillas with a little of the oil and place in a single layer on baking sheets. Cook for 8 mins until crisp.
  2. In a large frying pan, heat the remaining oil. Add the onion and garlic, and cook for 5 mins. Add the spices, vinegar and honey. Cook for 2 mins more. Add the beans and seasoning, and heat through.
  3. Remove from the heat and mash the beans gently with the back of your spoon to a chunky purée. Spread some beans over the crispy corn tortillas, scatter with your choice of toppings and add a spoonful of crème fraîche to cool down, or a splash of chipotle Tabasco to spice it up.

PER SERVING

675 kcalories, protein 27g, carbohydrate 91g, fat 17 g, saturated fat 7g, fibre 15g, sugar 18g, salt 0.6 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2012.

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  • 05 January 2012

    Rachthecook rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really liked this. Its quick and easy to make, healthy- and fun to eat! My toppings were avacado, chopped tomato, chopped red onion, black olives and jalpenos with tobasco and creme fraiche. I also added red kidney beans to the black beans so I had more for lunch the next day. Will make this again.

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  • 07 January 2012

    Mark rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Tasted better than it looked to be honest. Used normal wheat tortillas as couldn't find corn ones (even in waitrose)

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  • 29 March 2012

    Claudia83 commented on this recipe

    It is nigh on impossible to find corn tortillas in the shops; and even those that you find aren't the "right" kind of corn tortilla, but a very strange cousin or something. You can go online to a site like Mexgrocer or something like that and get the real deal at a good price. Tostadas are beautiful!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 8 corn tortillas (look for them near the other wraps or by the Mexican food)
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion , chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves , chopped
  • 1 tbsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tbsp ground cumin
  • 5 tbsp cider vinegar
  • 3 tbsp clear honey
  • 3 x 400g cans black beans , rinsed and drained
  • choose a few toppings- chopped tomatoes, sliced red onion, diced avocado, sliced jalapeño peppers , coriander sprigs
  • crème fraîche or Tabasco chipotle sauce, to serve
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PER SERVING

675 kcalories, protein 27g, carbohydrate 91g, fat 17 g, saturated fat 7g, fibre 15g, sugar 18g, salt 0.6 g

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