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Quinoa Black Bean Tacos with Creamy Avocado Sauce

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Description

These quinoa and black bean tacos with dairy-free avocado crema are a simple and delicious weeknight dinner! They’re vegan and gluten free, too. Recipe yields about 6 hearty tacos.

Ingredient:

  • Quinoa and black bean filling
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 cup chopped red onion
  • 2 large garlic cloves, pressed or minced
  • 3 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon ground chili powder
  • ½ cup uncooked quinoa, rinsed well in a fine mesh colander
  • 1 cup vegetable broth or water
  • 1 (14 ounce) can black beans or 1 ½ cups cooked black beans, rinsed and drained
  • ¼ to ½ teaspoon salt, to taste
  • Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • Avocado sauce
  • 1 large avocado, sliced into long strips
  • 1 to 2 medium limes, juiced
  • 1 medium jalapeño, deseeded, membranes removed and roughly chopped
  • 1 handful fresh cilantro
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • Everything else
  • 6 to 8 small, round corn tortillas (certified gluten-free if necessary)
  • 1 ½ cups roughly chopped romaine lettuce, arugula or spring greens
  • Optional garnishes: pickled jalapeños or radishes, crumbled feta cheese