Bean Tacos with Fresh Mango Salsa

Bean Tacos with Fresh Mango Salsa

Ingredients Bean Tacos with Fresh Mango Salsa

  • 1-15 oz. can beans (pinto, black, kidney, cannelloni-almost anything will work). Drain and rinse beans well to reduce the sodium.
  • 1/2 cup of fresh cilantro, chopped
  • 3 scallion, chopped
  • juice of 2 lime
  • 1/2 tsp cumin
  • dash of garlic powder
  • dash of chili powder, and/or paprika
  • corn or whole wheat tortillas cut into quarters (or cut in half if they are small).
  • 1 pint grape tomatoes
  • 1/2 mango, peeled and chopped into small cubes
  • 1/4 cup cilantro
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • hot sauce or jalapeno (optional)

Directions

Bean Tacos

1. Combine beans, 1/4 cup of the cilantro, 1 scallion, juice of 1 lime, cumin, garlic powder, and chili powder in a medium-sized bowl.

2. Warm the tortillas in the oven or in a dry skillet on medium heat.

3. Fill the tortilla pieces with the bean mixture, and serve with salsa found below. Optional, add Greek yogurt on top!

Fresh Mango salsa

1. Pulse the grape tomatoes in your blender about three times, or until they are all finely chopped, but not yet liquid.

2.  Add the tomatoes and the remaining ingredients in a bowl and stir to combine.

Recipe by: Marina Bedrossian, RDN, CDN, CLT

Nutrition Facts

Servings: approximately 4

Calories: 198

Protein: 10 g

Carbohydrate: 38 g

Fiber: 1 g

Sodium: 170 mg