Black Bean Quesadillas with Avocado Salsa
Mexican

Black Bean Quesadillas with Avocado Salsa

Crisp flour tortillas filled with spiced black beans and melted cheddar, served with a fresh avocado, tomato, and lime salsa.

25 min 830 kcal 1 portion
Protein 27g
Carbs 90g
Fat 40g
Vegetarian

Ingredients

Quantities are for one portion.

  • 2large flour tortillas
  • 1 tbsplime juice
  • 40 gcheddar cheese, grated
  • 15 mlolive oil
  • 120 gcanned black beans, drained
  • 10 gfresh coriander, chopped
  • 0.5red onion, finely chopped
  • 50 gavocado, diced
  • 1 tspground cumin
  • 50 gtomato, diced

Method

  1. Warm the black beans in a small pot with the ground cumin, then roughly mash about half of them to create a thick, spreadable mixture.
  2. In a bowl, gently combine the diced avocado, tomato, half of the red onion, the lime juice, and the coriander to make the salsa.
  3. Spread the mashed beans over one half of each flour tortilla, scatter the grated cheddar and remaining red onion on top, then fold the tortillas in half.
  4. Heat the olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat and cook each quesadilla until golden and crisp on both sides and the cheese has melted.
  5. Cut the quesadillas into wedges.
  6. Serve the hot quesadillas alongside the fresh avocado salsa.