Oaxaca Tostada Bites

Recipe Ingredients

1 1/2 cups	240g / 8.5oz	Black beans - cooked
1 cup	93g / 3.3oz	Garlic clove - minced (large)
2		Plum tomatoes - cut into 1/4" dice
		One lime - finely grated , zest of
3 tablespoons	45ml	Fresh lime juice
3 tablespoons	45ml	Fresh cilantro leaves - chopped
2		Tabasco sauce
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Ground cumin
1		Cinnamon
		Salt and pepper - to taste
1		Avocado - pitted and peeled
1 tablespoon	15ml	Nonfat sour cream
30 tablespoons	450ml	Tortilla chips (small)
3/4 cup	109g / 3.8oz	Monterey jack cheese with peppers - shredded
3		Romaine lettuce leaves

Recipe Instructions

Place the beans in a bowl and coarsely mash with the back of a wooden spoon. 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. Mix all ingredients together well. In another bowl, mash the avocado with the remaining 1 tablespoon lime juice, sour cream and salt to taste. Spread 1 tablespoon of the bean mixture on each of the tortilla chips. Top each with 1/4 teaspoon of the avocado mixture, the a sprinkling of grated cheese and the shredded lettuce. Sprinkle the remaining 2 tablespoons of cilantro over all.

Source:
Sheila Lukins - All Around the World cookbook

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