Recipe: Perfect Vegetarian black bean curry quesadillas

Vegetarian black bean curry quesadillas. These vegan black bean quesadillas replace the traditional cheese filling with pureed great Northern beans, nutritional yeast, and lots of spices for a tasty Mexican-inspired meal. Yes, this black bean and avocado veggie quesadilla recipe really is as quick and easy as it sounds. First, you will need to prepare the sweet potato.

They aren't vegan, but are usually pretty good about trying my plant-based recipes! :-) This time I've decided to try something a little new and create some vegan black bean & avocado quesadillas. I kept this recipe simple so you don't have to cook the filling before you make the quesadillas. Here's how I make my vegetarian black bean quesadillas. You can have Vegetarian black bean curry quesadillas using 23 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Vegetarian black bean curry quesadillas

1. You need 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
2. You need 1/2 of a white onion diced.
3. You need 2 cloves of garlic minced.
4. Prepare 1 tablespoon of minced ginger.
5. Prepare 1 1/2 tablespoons of curry powder.
6. You need 1 1/2 teaspoon of red chili flake.
7. You need 1 of large tomato fully diced, with juices.
8. Prepare 1 (26.5 oz) of can of black beans, drained and rinsed.
9. Prepare 3-4 cups of crumbled queso fresco.
10. It's 1 Tablespoon of fresh lemon juice.
11. Prepare 1/3 cup of fine chopped cilantro.
12. You need to taste of salt.
13. You need 12 of tortilas.
14. You need of sauce ingredients.
15. You need 1 1/2 cup of sour. cream.
16. You need 1/3 cup of heavy cream.
17. It's 1 cup of fresh cilantro.
18. It's 1/2 cup of fresh mint.
19. Prepare 2 clove of garlic.
20. You need 1 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice.
21. Prepare 1 tablespoon of fresh cracked black pepper.
22. You need 1 teaspoon of red pepper flake.
23. Prepare 1 teaspoon of sea salt.

BTW- I make them one serving at a time - each quesadilla gets cut in half and then cut in half again when it's finished. Heat a medium to large size pan on medium high heat with a little bit of cooking spray (or a tiny bit of oil). How to make black bean and corn quesadilla: Step I - Make the filling. Mash with a potato masher and reserve.

Vegetarian black bean curry quesadillas instructions

1. In a large skillet on med high heat, saute onion. Garlic and ginger for 3 minutes.
2. Add curry powder, chili flake and stir about 2 minutes.
3. Add tomato and juices, stir. Salt to taste and reduce heat to medium, allowing juices to form and create a sauce..
4. Add black beans, stir. Reduce heat to simmer until beans are heated then turn off heat. Cool completely..
5. Add chopped cilantro and cheese, stir gently to incorporate. Keep cool until ready to ptep.
6. Sauce instructions.
7. In a blender combine all sauce ingredients. Blend well and chill until ready to serve..
8. On a medium heat skillet, place a buttered tortilla, butter side down.
9. Top with about a 1/3 cup of bean mixture allowing a 1/2 inch room to melt out to the edge and top with a buttered tortilla, butter side up.
10. Allow bottom tortilla to crisp and turn golden and cheese to melt, then flip and remove when the other side is golden.
11. Place on a cutting surface to cool for 3-5 minutes, then use a pizza cutter to slice..
12. Serve drizzled with cream sauce or sauce on the side for dipping and some chopped cilantro or mint for garnish..

Add cumin, mashed black beans, corn, and cilantro. Some people think that just by being vegan, you are automatically super healthy. Which obviously is far from the truth. Case and point - oreos are vegan too 🙂 So to keep us on the healthy train, today I'm sharing a super quick and healthy recipe for Avocado Black Bean Quesadillas. I used to think that my quesadilla days were long gone.