Spring Guacamole Tostadas

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Preparation Time 15 minutes Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 8 Cost Per Serving $1.13
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Ingredients

1Avocado
1 cloveGarlic
3Spring Onions or Wild Leeks, thinly sliced
1-2Limes, juice and zest
1 canBlack Beans, rinsed and drained
1/2 cupCherry Tomatoes, quartered
1/4 cupFresh Cilantro or Parsley, finely chopped
8Tostadas or Tortillas
1/2 tspSea Salt and Freshly Ground Black Pepper

Directions

  1. If you are using tortillas. Drizzle with a little olive oil, place on a baking sheet and bake at 375 degrees F for 6 minutes until crispy.
  2. Use a mortar and pestle or a food processor to bash up the garlic clove. Then start mashing in the avocado. Add lime juice and zest and season with sea salt and black pepper. Stir in the spring onions.
  3. Spread about 2 tablespoons on a tostada and top with some black beans, tomatoes and fresh cilantro. Add some sliced jalapeno too if you like it spicy.

Nutrition

  • ​Although diets like Paleo and Gerson promote some parts of a healthy diet, like consuming lots of multi-coloured vegetables, they don’t allow nutrient-rich legumes such as black beans.
  • Legumes are very inexpensive and a great source of protein! Protein helps your body to heal and build new tissues, muscle, skin and hair.
  • Black beans, like other legumes, contain:
    • Fibre, which helps lower cholesterol, control blood sugar levels, assists with weight loss by helping you feel full, and helps maintain regular bowel movements.
    • B vitamins, which help to give you energy.
    • Minerals like potassium and magnesium, which help regulate your blood pressure.
    • Iron, which your body needs to make blood.
      • Eating plant sources of iron with sources of vitamin C such as lime juice helps your body absorb iron better.