I spent all day at the Decanter New World Fine Wine Fair and I was desperate for something simple and speedy to soak up the alcohol when I got home, I had half a butternut squash in the fridge and beans, peas, corn and tortillas in the freezer. From start to plate these took about 15 mins and I have enough filling to freeze for another meal.
The earthiness of the black beans works well with the sweetness of the squash and absorbs any flavourings or herbs that you add. The griddled tortilla is crispy with a soft fluffy filling. I also added some liquid smoke for a BBQ flavour if you do not have any (it is not easy to get hold of in the UK) add some smoked paprika or smoked salt.
I have no exact quantities for this recipe as it really is a use-whatever-you-have-to-hand general idea rather than a recipe, any beans would work, use different vegetables; any root vegetable would work in place of the squash.
Black Bean & Butternut Squash Tortillas (Serves 2)
Handful black beans
Handful aduki beans
½ small butternut squash
¼ green pepper finely chopped
¼ yellow pepper finely chopped
Handful peas & corn
1 chopped pickled chilli
1tbs Sunflower oil
Dash soy sauce
Dash liquid smoke
2 tortillas
Peel and chop the squash into ½” cubes, put in a bowl,cover and microwave for 3 or 4 minutes until soft. Whilst the squash is cooking fry the vegetables and beans (I fry my beans straight from the freezer, they defrost soon enough in the pan) until the beans are soft, add the squash and give it all a good mash until the beans and squash are squidged together. Add liquid smoke, soy, spices, salt and pepper to taste and remove from the heat.
Oil a griddle pan (or a clean frying pan) and put on the hob on the hottest ring at full blast. Meanwhile spread a dollop of the mixture over half of each of the tortillas (If you get these out of the freezer when you start cooking they would have defrosted by now) fold over and press firmly.
Fry on each side (about 2mins) until they are crispy, keep a close eye on them as they go from perfect to burnt in a matter of seconds. Serve with chutneys and some salad.
Healthy and fast? Sounds like a perfect meal to me
Gosh they look tasty – do you deliver?
These sound delicious! I may need to make a variation of what I have on hand for dinner tonight
Ooh those grill marks! This sounds delicious!
Katie – I am not sure quite how healthy the liquid smoke is, but the rest is all non processed.
I am sure we could come to a tortillas for cake arrangement Caked Crusader?
I love the griddle marks too Jodye.
Let me know how you get on with them Steph.
The best bit is that I have a tub of the cooked filling in the freezer, that I can defrost in a few mins in the microwave and have more 5 mins later.
Hi there
Forgot to mention Iron Cupcake London earlier. It’s being held on 1 June and all details are available on:
http://www.ironcupcake.co.uk
Hope to see you there!
I read about the cupcake challenge on Soo’s Knitting Blog CC.
I think I am away, but will give you a shout on here. If I am in London I will be there.
We have such a lot of pumpkin here now that it’s autumn. I’ll have to try making it like this with beans and pickled chilli – it sounds good!
I always forget how good and simple quesadillas are. for some reason I get stuck on tacos