Yotem Ottelenghi’s Black Bean Quesadillas

Ingredients

8 small tortillas (corn look better but flour are also fine)

180ml vegan soured cream

120g vegan cheese, grated

6 tbsp drained and roughly chopped jalapeño peppers

 

 

Black bean paste:

  • 230g cooked black beans (canned are fine)
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • ½ tsp ground cumin
  • ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
  • bunch of coriander (leaves and stalks, about 20g), chopped
  • juice of 1 lime
  • ¼ tsp salt

 

Salsa:

  • ½ small red onion, thinly sliced
  • ½ tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 3 spring onions, thinly sliced
  • 5 sweet medium tomatoes, diced
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • 1 mild fresh red chilli, finely diced
  • bunch of coriander (leaves and stalks, about 20g), finely chopped, plus extra leaves to garnish
  • ½ tsp salt
  • juice of ½ lime
  • 2 ripe medium avocadoes, diced

 

Directions

1 First make the black bean paste.

2 Place all the paste ingredients in a blender and pulse into a rough paste

3 To make the salsa soak the red onion in the vinegar for a few minutes then add all the other ingredients and stir well

4 Take one of the tortillas and spread 2 tbsp bean paste creating a large circle

5 Add sour cream, salsa, jalapeños & cheese

6 Top with another tortilla and fry in a dry pan on both sides until browned

7 Cut into triangles and serve with remaining salsa and coriander00:00

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