Oaxaca Tostada Bites

Name: Oaxaca Tostada Bites
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups black beans cooked; 1 large garlic cloves minced; 2 each italian plum (roma) tomatoes cut into 1/4 inch dice; 1 each lime zest grated; 3 tablespoons lime juice; 3 tablespoons cilantro fresh, chopped; 2 dash red hot pepper sauce; 1/2 teaspoon cocoa powder unsweetened; 1/2 teaspoon cumin ground; 1 pinch cinnamon; 1 x salt and black pepper to taste; 1 each avocados pitted, peeled; 1 tablespoon sour cream, non-fat; 30 small tortilla chips; 3/4 cup monterey jack cheese with jalapeno peppers shredded; 3 each lettuce leaves

16 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups black beans cooked
1 large garlic cloves minced
2 each italian plum (roma) tomatoes cut into 1/4 inch dice
1 each lime zest grated
3 tablespoons lime juice
3 tablespoons cilantro fresh, chopped
2 dash red hot pepper sauce
1/2 teaspoon cocoa powder unsweetened
1/2 teaspoon cumin ground
1 pinch cinnamon
1 x salt and black pepper to taste
1 each avocados pitted, peeled
1 tablespoon sour cream, non-fat
30 small tortilla chips
3/4 cup monterey jack cheese with jalapeno peppers shredded
3 each lettuce leaves

Directions

1

Place the beans in a bowl and coarsely mash with the back of a wooden spoon.
2

Add the garlic, tomatoes, lime zest, 2 tablespoons of the lime juice, 1 tablespoon of the cilantro, tabasco sauce, cocoa powder, cumin, cinnamon, salt and pepper.
3

Mix all ingredients together well.
4

In another bowl, mash the avocado with the remaining 1 tablespoon lime juice, sour cream and salt to taste.
5

Spread 1 tablespoon of the bean mixture on each of the tortilla chips.
6

Top each with 1/4 teaspoon of the avocado mixture, the a sprinkling of grated cheese and the shredded lettuce.
7

Sprinkle the remaining 2 tablespoons of cilantro over all.