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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> Mexican >> Mexican

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Rinse beans. | 2. In a 2 qt saucepan combine uncooked beans and 32 fl oz of the cold water. | 3. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. | 4. Simmer for 2 minutes; remove from heat. | 5. Cover and let stand for 1 hour. (Or, omit simmering; soak beans in 32 fl oz cold water in a covered 2 qt saucepan overnight.) | 6. Drain and rinse beans. (If using red kidney beans, boil 10 minutes in water to cover, then drain again.) | 7. Return beans to pan with 32 fl oz fresh water. | 8. Add onion. | 9. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. | 10. Cover and simmer for 1-1 1/2 hours, or till beans are tender, stirring occasionally. | 11. Drain beans, if necessary; place in a blender container or food processor bowl. | 12. Add salt, cumin, garlic, and pepper. | 13. Cover and blend or process till smooth. | 14. Cool bean mixture. | 15. Line a platter with shredded lettuce. | 16. Spread or spoon bean mixture onto lettuce. | 17. Sprinkle olives over beans. | 18. Mash the avocados; stir in 2 tablespoons of the salsa and spread mixture over olives. | 19. Spoon on remaining salsa. | 20. Sprinkle with cheese. | 21. Garnish with coriander or parsley. | 22. Serve with corn chips. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
black bean	5	ounces	dried	483.3588	88.3937	30.6175	2.0128
cold water	64	fluid		-	-	-	-
onion	1		chopped	64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
cumin	1/2	teaspoon	ground	3.9375	0.4645	0.187	0.2338
garlic clove	2		minced	8.94	1.9836	0.3816	0.03
pepper	1/4	teaspoon		1.4432	0.3677	0.0597	0.0187
lettuce	6	ounces	shredded	25.5145	4.8818	2.3133	0.2551
black olive	2 1/2	ounces	sliced pitted	63.0417	0.0	14.025	0.3542
avocado	3		ripe peeled pitted	-	-	-	-
salsa	5	fluid		-	-	-	-
cheddar cheese	4	ounces	shredded	199.5804	12.1449	15.2067	10.0697
coriander sprig				63.0417	0.0	14.025	0.3542
corn chip				63.0417	0.0	14.025	0.3542

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.