Black Bean Quesadillas

An easy, healthy, tasty recipe. This would be handy to bring to work for lunch.

Ingredients

2 tortilla wraps

1 tin black beans

half a teaspoon ground cumin

half a teaspoon ground coriander

a pinch of ground chili

about a handful of baby spinach

about a handful of grated cheese (I used goats cheese. You could also use other types of cheese such as cheddar)

Step 1: Put 1 tortilla wrap on baking tray lined with parchment paper. (Unfortunately part of my wraps broke off so they are not perfectly round. 😛 )

Step 2: Rinse and drain black beans. Put in a bowl and mash with a potato masher or fork. 

Step 3: Add ground cumin, coriander and chili to beans and mix well. 

Step 4: Spread black beans on top of tortilla wrap. 

Step 5: Put spinach on top of black beans, then put grated cheese on top of spinach.

Step 6: Put the 2nd tortilla wrap on top of everything and press everything together. Bake in oven preheated to 180 c for 10-15 minutes. 

Step 7: Cut into quarters. Enjoy for lunch or dinner. If you have some leftover you can put it in the fridge and reheat it the next day. 

Black Bean, Brown Rice and Sweet Potato Burgers

A tasty veggie burger recipe

Ingredients

half a cup brown rice

1 cup water

2 sweet potatoes

1 tin black beans

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1 teaspoon ground coriander

Step 1: To cook rice put rice and water in a saucepan. Bring to boil, then simmer for 20-25 minutes. (You could also use a rice cooker if you have one)

Step 2: Peel and chop sweet potatoes. Steam or boil until soft (about 10 minutes).

Step 3: Rinse and drain black beans. Put in mixing bowl along with cooked sweet potato. Mash with potato masher or fork. 

Step 4: Add cooked brown rice, ground cumin and coriander to mixing bowl. Mix everything together well. 

Step 5: Form mixture into burgers and place on baking tray lined with parchment paper. (I made 6 burgers from this mixture) Bake in oven preheated to 200 c for 25-30 minutes. Flip burgers halfway through to ensure that they are cooked evenly on both sides. 

Step 6: Burgers should look like this when they are done. 

Step 7: Enjoy these burgers for lunch or dinner. I had them for lunch with some steamed broccoli. If you have some leftover you can put them in the fridge and reheat them the next day. 

Chocolate Hummus

A healthy, tasty, high-protein chocolate spread

Ingredients

1 tin chickpeas

about 2 tablespoons cacao powder or cocoa powder (use more for a richer chocolate taste)

1-2 tablespoons honey (use more for a sweeter taste)

a drop of vanilla essence

a few drops of water

Step 1: Rinse and drain chickpeas. Put in nutri bullet (or alternative blender) along with cacao powder, honey, vanilla essence and a little bit of water.

Step 2: Blend until smooth. Add some more water if it is too thick. 

Step 3: Enjoy this hummus on bread or crackers. It should be OK kept in the fridge for a few days.