Black bean burrito with corn salsa and guacamole

This could possibly be the most amazingly delicious burritos I have ever had, irrespective of with or without meat. I thought I might miss cheese with this, but didn't at all, they are so full of flavour, with rich refried black beans, spicy corn salsa and lemony guacamole. Promise me you'll try this, ok?

This vegan experiment has been a great experience so far, with some great new dishes. I really don't miss meat/chicken/fish or dairy. I find that cooking vegan food is actually easier than I thought, I have definitely not have had to compromise on flavour. Someone asked me if I don't get hungrier quicker eating vegan food, but no, I haven't experienced any difference. The only thing is probably that I have to plan a bit more in advance, but hey, I'm a list maniac and spend at least 2 h a day commuting, I have time to plan...

Regarding milk, currently trying a lot of different non-dairy milk options, will come back to this in a later post.

Black bean burrito with corn salsa and guacamole (serves 4)
Flour tortillas

Refried black beans
2 cans of black beans, approx. 400 g drained weight
2 large flat mushrooms, finely chopped
1 large yellow onion, finely chopped
1 large red pepper, finely chopped
1 carrot, finely chopped
2 red chillies, finely chopped
4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 large tomatoes, chopped
1 tbsp chipotle paste
1 tbsp oregano
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp salt
1 pinch cinnamon
1 pinch light brown sugar
2 tbsp tomato paste
3 dl vegetable stock
oil

Corn salsa
150 g sweetcorn
2 tomatoes, seeds removed and diced
0.5 red onion, finely chopped
2 small or 1 large lime, zest and juice
1 small bunch of coriander, chopped
1 small garlic clove, minced
1 pinch salt
1 pinch light brown sugar
black pepper

Guacamole
2 avocados
1 small lemon, juice
1 pinch salt
1 small garlic clove, minced
black pepper

Fry the mushrooms in oil in a large frying pan until they start to concentrate and caramelise. Add one finely chopped garlic clove and a little salt, and fry for a few more minutes. Transfer the mushrooms to the side

Add onion, red pepper, carrot, garlic and chili to the frying pan, and fry on medium to high heat for 5 min

Add beans, tomatoes, vegetable stock, chipotle paste, tomato paste, all spices, sugar and salt to the frying pan

Simmer for 10-15 min until most of the liquid has been reduced. Stir occasionally and use a fork to crush the beans into a coarse puree

While the beans are simmering, make the salsa and guacamole

For the salsa, stir together all of the ingredients

For the guacamole, in a bowl, mash together the avocado with the other ingredients

To serve, add refried beans to a flour tortilla and top with salsa and guacamole. Roll together to a burrito

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