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From Cookie and Kate

Quinoa Black Bean Tacos with Creamy Avocado Sauce

Time
30 min
Makes
6
Ingredients
19
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Ingredients

Amounts
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 cup chopped red onion
  • 2 large garlic cloves, pressed or minced
  • 3 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon ground chili powder
  • ½ cup uncooked quinoa, rinsed well in a fine mesh colander
  • 1 cup vegetable broth or water
  • 1 (14 ounce) can black beans or 1 ½ cups cooked black beans, rinsed and drained
  • ¼ to ½ teaspoon salt, to taste
  • Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 1 large avocado, sliced into long strips
  • 1 to 2 medium limes, juiced
  • 1 medium jalapeño, deseeded, membranes removed and roughly chopped
  • 1 handful fresh cilantro
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 6 to 8 small, round corn tortillas (certified gluten-free if necessary)
  • 1 ½ cups roughly chopped romaine lettuce, arugula or spring greens
  • Optional garnishes: pickled jalapeños or radishes, crumbled feta cheese
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Nutrition

Calories
505 calories
Fat
15.5 g
Serving size
2 tacos
Fiber
21.6 g
Sugar
6.2 g
Sodium
1177.9 mg
Protein
17.8 g
Trans fat
0 g
Cholesterol
0 mg
Carbohydrate
79.3 g
Saturated fat
2.2 g

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