Black Bean & Goat’s Cheese Tostadas
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Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 10 mins
Crispy white tortillas are piled high with a Cajun-spiced mix of organic veg and hearty black beans, topped with fresh tangles of lamb’s lettuce and creamy crumbles of soft goat’s cheese.
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699 kcal
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Ingredients you'll need
  • 1 red onion
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 400g tin of black beans
  • 1 tbsp Cajun spice mix
  • 4 white tortillas
  • 100g Petit Chèvre, Organic, Bergerie
  • 50g lamb’s lettuce
From your kitchen
  • ½ tbsp + 2 tsp sunflower or olive oil
  • Sea salt
  • 2-4 tbsp water
You'll need
  • Medium pan with a lid
  • Measuring jug
  • Frying pan
Step by step this way
  • 1.

    Peel and finely chop the red onion. Dice the tomatoes. Put a medium-sized pan on a medium heat and add ½ tbsp oil and the diced veg. Season with a pinch of salt. Fry, stirring often, for 5 mins till the veg start to look glossy.

  • 2.

    Drain the black beans and rinse them. Stir them into the veg with 1 tbsp Cajun spice mix. Splash in 2 tbsp water and simmer, stirring now and then, for 8 mins. The beans should be just tender and the sauce thick. If it starts to dry out too quickly, add 1-2 tbsp more water.

  • 3.

    While the beans simmer, place a frying pan on a medium-high heat. Add ½ tsp oil and 1 tortilla. Fry for 30 secs-1 min till golden underneath, then flip and fry for a 30 secs-1 min on the other side. The tortilla should be browned and crisp. Lift out of the pan onto a plate. Repeat with the other 3 tortillas, adding ½ tsp oil to the pan each time.

  • 4.

    Taste the beans and add a pinch more salt if you think they need it.

  • 5.

    Arrange the crisp tortillas on 2 plates. Top with handfuls of lamb’s lettuce and the spiced black beans. Crumble over the goat’s cheese and serve.

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