Name: Chipotle & honey cornbread with black bean salsa
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 100g unsalted butter; 175g plain flour; 300g cornmeal or fine ground polenta; 2 tsp baking powder; ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda; 1-2 tsp chipotle chilli flakes to taste; 250ml buttermilk; 60ml vegetable oil; 4 tbsp honey; 2 eggs; grilled streaky bacon and poached eggs, to serve (optional); 2 x 400g can black beans drained and rinsed; 4 spring onions finely sliced; 20g coriander finely chopped; 150g feta crumbled; 2 avocados peeled, stoned and cut into 1cm cubes; 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 lime juiced

Chipotle & honey cornbread served on plates with black bean salsa

100g unsalted butter
175g plain flour
300g cornmeal
or fine ground polenta
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
1-2 tsp chipotle chilli flakes
to taste
250ml buttermilk
60ml vegetable oil
4 tbsp honey
2 eggs
grilled streaky bacon
and poached eggs, to serve (optional)

For the black bean salsa

2 x 400g can black beans
drained and rinsed
4 spring onions
finely sliced
20g coriander
finely chopped
150g feta
crumbled
2 avocados
peeled, stoned and cut into 1cm cubes
4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 lime
juiced

Method

step 1
Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 4. Melt the butter in a 23cm cast-iron frying pan or shallow flameproof casserole. Tip the butter into a bowl and set aside to cool slightly. Meanwhile, tip the flour into a large bowl and mix in the cornmeal, baking powder, bicarb, chilli flakes and 1 tsp fine sea salt. Pour the buttermilk into a jug and whisk in the oil, 3 tbsp of the honey and the eggs until combined. Make a well in the dry ingredients and pour in the buttermilk mixture. Stir just until no dry pockets remain and the mixture is smooth – don’t overmix. Stir in the melted butter, then pour into the frying pan. Bake for 25-30 mins until golden and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Drizzle over the remaining 1 tbsp honey.
step 2
Meanwhile, to make the salsa, combine all the ingredients except the lime juice. Add the lime juice to taste. Season and set aside. Serve the cornbread warm in wedges, with the salsa on top and poached eggs and bacon on the side, if you like.