My last post was all about how to cook up a pot of dried black beans. In this post, I’m going to share some recipes that use black beans. Below are my Black Bean Tostada Recipe and a few other recipes from some of my blogger friends. Please feel free to share your favorite black bean recipe by providing a link or the recipe in the comment section.
Just one of the many tostadas that can be made with black beans and an assortment of ingredients.
There are no amounts in the recipe, just a list of ingredients. The amount of each ingredient is dependent on how many tostadas you are planning to make.
“*” See Kitchen Notes for more information or links to special ingredients.
- Corn tortillas (1 per tostada)
- Canola oil, enough to fry up the desired number of tortillas
- Cooked Black beans
- Seasoning for beans: ground cumin, garlic powder, chile powder
- Sweet onion, chopped
- Lettuce, shredded
- Salsa or Pica de gallo*
- Cheese – cheddar, Monterey Jack or Feta
- Avocado, chopped
- Green Chile Tomatillo Salsa*
- Guacamole
- Chopped green chile or green chile sauce*
- Red Chile Sauce*
- Black olives, chopped or sliced
- Fresh tomatoes, chopped
- Sour Cream
Fry the corn tortillas in oil until crispy. (While the tortillas are frying, you’ll need to push them into the oil with tongs or some other metal device so that the tortilla is submerged. They are ready to remove from the oil once the bubbles mostly subside.)
You may choose to leave the black beans whole or smash them in the pot with a potato masher. Heat the beans and season with a little ground cumin, garlic powder, and red chile powder.
- Build your tostada starting with the heated beans on the crispy tortilla followed by the cheese then toppings of your choice. (I like the put the cheese right on top of the warm beans so that it softens and even melts.)
Other suggestions for black beans
Black beans and chile – Add some red chile sauce or chopped green chile to a bowl of beans topped with chopped onions and feta cheese (or another cheese of your liking.) Serve with a side of tortillas or hot cornbread.
Fajita Style Black Bean Burrito – Sauté slices of onion and bell pepper in a cast iron skillet over high heat until soft and starting to brown. Make a burrito in a warm flour tortilla with black beans, some of the onion and bell pepper, sour cream, cheese, lettuce, and fresh tomatoes. Smother with red or green chile sauce or both (Christmas).
Black Beans and Rice – Season your black beans with your favorite curry spices and serve over rice. I like using brown rice.
Black Bean Enchiladas –Make stacked enchiladas using black beans, shiitake mushrooms and feta all smothered with a spicy New Mexico Red Chile.
Here are some more black bean recipes to check out and give a try. Enjoy!
Black Bean Tamales with Spicy Mango Sauce – A relatively quick & easy way to make a delicious, vegetarian tamale with black beans.
Homemade Tortillas and Black Bean Soft Tacos – As part of her effort to reduce waste, Sally of Tasty Easy Healthy Green developed this healthy and delicious soft taco recipe.
Black Bean Chicken Baked Potatoes – “This recipe is great for a busy day. I put everything into the crock pot, headed to school, then finished the dinner after I got home. I added green chiles and Sriracha to add some spice to the recipe, as well as some extra garlic and salsa.” Savour the Senses
Tofu Tacos (with black beans) – “I think this recipe is perfect for anyone who claims they don’t like tofu, or who wants to ease in to tofu eating. The tofu is marinated in spices and lime juice to amp up the flavor, then put on a taco with black beans, corn, and all your favorite taco toppings. It’s so frickin good.” Katherine Martinelli
Black Beans, Chimichurri, Pickled Onion and Pistachios – A mouthwatering bowl of black beans served with chimichurri sauce, pickled onion, cotija cheese (optional), and chopped pistachios. A hearty and healthy vegetarian entree.
Black Beans, Shiitake, Fried Polenta and Red Chile – A very hearty and healthy vegetarian meal that will please even the biggest carnivore.
Black Bean Chili over Sweet Potato – Love the combination of black beans and sweet potatoes. Create a complete meal by scooping some black bean chile over sweet potatoes. The sweet potatoes could be roasted, mashed, or baked. They all work.
Black Bean Mole – A tasty vegetarian meal with the flavors of a red mole, but easier to make.
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I love black beans, so I can’t wait to try these recipes — I’ve never tried dried beans before, so thanks for sharing those tips too!
Oops, sorry…congratulations on your award as well 🙂
I just love black beans, and this is a perfect round up of recipe ideas 🙂
My mama just gave me a bag of black beans and was wondering what to cook with them. Thanks for all the great recipes!
Great ideas MJ! Thanks for sharing.
Can you believe I have never cooked black beans? I think I haven’t even tasted them! Now, thanks to you, I have a wide choice for my first experiments. The tostada sounds excellent. Thanks for sharing.
Yum! Your tostada recipe looks great, and so do all the others! I think it might be time to cook up another pot of black beans!
Yum!! This looks absolutely delicious and fresh!
Thanks for linking up my recipe! All of these sound so delicious!
Those tostadas look super tasty. Thanks for the black bean round up!
Hi MJ,
What a lovely collection of Black Bean delights! I often times will have a Black Bean Chalupa for my lunch. Your recipes all look awesome! Hope you are having a great week end and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
Come Back Soon!
Miz Helen
These look good and healthy! Can you please post on my Taste This Thursday party! http://www.bellmiracle.blogspot.com
Your tostadas look wonderful MJ! I love looking at all of these black bean recipes because, though I love them, I just don’t work with them often enough! Great photos, too! : )
I love black beans. Great recipe.
everything looks amazing! hopping here from Friday Potluck!
Oh yum, these all look so fabulous!! Thanks so much for including my recipe 🙂 I love black beans and all this inspiration is great.
I love the idea of curry on the black beans for something different. We love curry. But on the tostada I think I would have added a big spoonful of your green chili sauce. I’ve become addicted. PS: You’re giving Bobby some real competition for beautiful food shots.
Actually sometimes we add chopped green chile (which I forgot to mention!), but I’ve never used the sauce. Sounds like a great idea to me! On the photos – I have a good teacher! 🙂
Lovely ideas for black bean MJ!I love black beans, so healthy and delicious.Guess what,I have nominated you for a Leibster Award!!Check my new post!
WOW! Thanks Soni! I’m headed over to check it out! Thanks for stopping by!
I had been out of blogging for months, missed lot of recipes, That’s a treat for the eyes, I have to bookmark this page for my daughter, she is been after me to make her tortillas so she can have do something like this and eat!, I have to show her this page, MJ the recipes are fabulous.., beautiful clicks too..
Oh what fun – I love black beans, and I cooked up a whole bag a while back but didn’t really know what to do with them once they were ready, lol 😀
Love the look of the tostada, and Kelly’s burrito I saw recently – looks fab 🙂
Oh, mine! MJ, I totally love these recipes 🙂
PS.. Congratulations on the award. 🙂
Thank you so much for linking my recipe. 🙂 I’m glad everyone has a love for black beans as much as I do. Your tostadas look great. So fresh and healthy. 🙂
Thanks so much for the love MJ 😉
Your black bean tostada recipe looks gorgeous… I’ve never fried tortillas before, I bet they taste crispy delicious… Cumin is such a nice addition too.
So happy to have all of these recipes celebrating black beans to explore and enjoy. They all look so appetizing…where do I start? 🙂 Great post MJ!
A treat for black bean lovers! Bookmarked for trying all the delicacies.
Hugs.
I’m a great fan of beans in all shapes and colours. Thanks for sharing this treasure trough of inspiration:)