Black beans are one of the most nutritious legumes, loaded with nutritious protein, fibre, folate, and potassium. Heres how to quickly turn them into a nutritious and delicious vegan dish.
If using dried beans, soak 2/3 cup in water overnight, then rinse and boil until tender, approx 40mins. You can also add 2/3 black beans and 2 cups water to your slow cooker and cook until tender, approx 6hrs. Otherwise use 2 cans of precooked beans. Heat a pan on low heat, add a drizzle of olive oil, spring onions, garlic, 1 chopped tomato, 1/3 cup coriander, cumin, chilli and paprika. Cook until tomatoes are soft. Add beans, juice of 1/2 a lime and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook until fragrant and beans are tender. Prep avocado by chopping, drizzling with olive oil, adding juice of 1/2 lime and a pinch of salt and pepper. Serve with hot tacos, chopped lettuce, habanero mayo, the remaining chopped coriander and tomato.