Quick Black Bean Tostadas Food

BLACK BEAN TOSTADAS

Steps:

• Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
• Combine refried black beans, black beans, green chiles, garlic powder, chili powder, cayenne, salt, and pepper in a saucepan. Heat over medium heat until warm and combined, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Place tostada shells on an ungreased baking sheet and evenly distribute bean mixture between them. Top with Monterey Jack cheese.
• Broil in the preheated oven until cheese is melted, watching carefully to avoid burning tostadas, 1 to 3 minutes.
• Serve immediately and garnish with salsa, lettuce, sour cream, and guacamole.

BLACK BEANS AND RICE TOSTADAS

Steps:

• Mix water, Rice Mix and butter in medium saucepan. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 25 minute or until most of the water is absorbed and rice is tender. Stir occasionally to prevent rice and beans from sticking Remove from heat. Let stand 5 minutes For each tostada shell, top with 1/3 cup rice mixture, ¼ cup chicken and assorted toppings, if desired Cooking tips: Black Beans & Rice Wraps: Use flour tortillas (8-inch) in place of the tostada shells. Serving Suggestion: Top with assorted toppings, such as shredded cheese, shredded lettuce, chopped avocado, salsa, sour cream and chopped fresh cilantro.

BLACK BEAN TOSTADAS WITH AVOCADO SALSA

Steps:

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

BLACK BEAN AND QUINOA TOSTADAS

Steps:

• Rinse the beans and cover with water in a pot, soak overnight.
• 3-4 hours before dinner, rinse the beans, and add the remaining bean ingredients. You can dice the onion as fine as you like, I usually cut the ends off one onion, cut it in half across its axis, peel off the outer layer, and throw one half in the pot.
• Simmer the beans for 2-3 hours, until the beans are tender. Turn off the heat, cover, and set them aside if they're done before everything else.
• About 1 hour before dinner, soak the tomatoes in hot (boiled, not boiling) water for a few minutes, then rinse them in cold water, and peel the skins off. Remove their seeds and cores, and dice the tomatoes fine.
• Dice the onions, crush the garlic, add to the tomatoes.
• Remove the seeds and membranes from the serranos, and dice them as fine as you can. Add them to the tomatoes, onions, and garlic.
• Heat up a frying pan to medium high, pour in the corn oil. When the oil is nice and hot, add the vegetables (and fruit, if you insist on being pedantic about it :p ), and fry until the onion is clear.
• Transfer the vegetables from your frying pan to your rice cooker, and add the remaining ingredients for the quinoa. Give it a good stir, and turn it on.
• When your rice cooker is finished cooking the quinoa, strain and rinse the beans, and stir them into the quinoa.
• Serve on tostadas with sour cream, crumbled goat cheese, and guacamole. You could use queso fresco instead of the goat cheese, but that little bit of pungence goes nicely with the quinoa. For the quacamole, I mash two avocados, and add crushed cumin seeds, one clove crushed garlic, kosher salt, lime juice, Buffalo chipotle sauce, and fresh cilantro, all to taste.

BLACK BEAN BREAKFAST TOSTADAS

Steps:

• Divide tostada shells between 4 plates.
• Combine back beans, avocado, and lime juice in a bowl. Gently stir to combine. Divide mixture between tostada shells. Top each tostada with a slice of cheese.
• Heat oil in a small skillet over medium-high heat. Crack an egg into the hot oil. Cook for 2 minutes. Flip and cook until set, 2 minutes more. Transfer egg to the top of one of the prepared tostada shells. Repeat with remaining eggs.
• Top each egg with salsa. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately.

BLACK BEAN TOSTADA

Steps:

• Pour vegetable oil in a skillet to about 1/2 inch depth.
• Heat until the oil is hot.
• Fry the tortillas, one at a time, for about a minute on each side until they are crisp.
• Drain the tortillas on paper towels and set aside.
• To make the black beans, saute the onions, garlic, cumin, coriander, and chiles in teh oil using a large skillet until the onions are soft and translucent, about 5-10 minutes.
• Add the drained black beans to the skillet. Mash with a potato masher or spoon until most of the beans are mashed.
• Add the tomatoes and orange juice.
• Cover and simmer on very low heat for 5-10 minutes. Add salt to taste.
• For the quacamole, slice the avocados in half.
• Remove the pits and scoop out the avocado flesh with a spoon.
• In a mixing bowl, mash the avocado until fairly smooth.
• Add the garlic, lemon juice, and salt to taste.
• Or use a food processor for a very smooth guacamole.
• To layer the tostadas: Start with a crisp tortilla, cover it generously with shredded lettuce and then black beans, topped with grated cheese, guacamole, and salta. Top with a dollop of sour cream.