Black Bean Soft Tacos
I’ve been home alone for dinner a lot lately and I’d forgotten how boring it is cooking for one
a. it takes the same amount of time as it does to cook for two
b. there is almost the same amount of washing up (and no-one to help – mind you my husband usually ‘disappears’ after dinner so often doesn’t help anyway)
c. there’s no-one to tell you how much of an amazing cook you are!
So I thought I’d share my latest favourite super-easy, super-fast meal…
Minimal prep, minimal washing up and maximum flavour as they are very deeelicious
Here are all the ingredients you will need…
These are a take on my super-fast nachos recipe combined with my fully-loaded guacamole (previous blog recipe)
Which together make these fabulous soft tacos….
A few minutes is all you need to get this plant-based, incredibly colourful, super-healthy, super-delicious meal together
start with a base of baby spinach leaves
If there is just one of you, there will be leftovers for lunch and/or dinner the following day….how great is that!
top with black bean mix
If there is a tribe of you, double, triple etc the recipe and pop it in the middle of the table in order for everyone to help themselves for an easy, relaxed meal that needs minimal cooking
top with slaw and sprouts
Enjoy 🙂
ready to eat….
- 1 x 400 gram tin of black beans (or 1½ cups of home cooked beans of any type)
- 1 x 453 gram jar of salsa - I used Mission Chunky Salsa
- 1 packet of your favourite kind of wraps - have a look at the new ones I discovered
- ¼ small red cabbage (approx 200 grams or 2 cups), finely shredded
- 2 medium carrots (approx 2 cups lightly packed), grated
- ½ small bunch fresh coriander or mint, roughly chopped
- juice of 1 lime
- 1-2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 large ripe avocado or ½ batch of my fully-loaded guacamole
- salt and pepper to taste
- a small handful of spinach leaves, optional
- 50 grams feta cheese, optional if not using guacamole
- Drain and rinse black beans
- Add the entire jar of salsa to a medium saucepan, then rinse salsa jar with about 1 tablespoon of water and add to saucepan. Add drained beans and mix together
- Heat over a low heat, stirring constantly, until the mix starts to bubble around the edges (note: don't heat it so much that it will burn the roof of your mouth! Both ingredients are already cooked, so you only need to heat them through)
- Meanwhile, quickly prepare the super-quick slaw
- Combine finely shredded red cabbage, grated carrot and coriander together in a bowl
- Add lime juice, olive oil a pinch of salt and some pepper and mix together
- If not using pre-made guacamole, slice avocado and put onto a serving plate
- Transfer bean mix to a serving bowl and place on the table with all other ingredients
- (or you could be lazy like me and serve it in the saucepan!)
- Allow everyone to construct their own soft tacos
- YUM!
Do ahead notes: (see bottom of photo)
slaw and guacamole can be made several hours, or even the day before
yum!
