This is a big flavor, fresh and filling meal.
Vegan Corn salsa, Refried Black Bean and Avocado Tostadas
This is a great alternative to a taco or a burrito. This combines a tostada with a spicy corn salsa, fresh, crisp veggies over a layer of refried black beans. This is a meal in itself and a family favorite!
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Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 6 Small or Med Flour tortillas
- 2 to 3 Cups Fresh, canned or frozen sweet corn How much corn do you like?
- 2 Med Zucchini's Diced
- 1 Container Grape or cherry tomatoes Quartered
- 1 Sm Red Onion Chopped
- 1/4 Cup Cilantro Chopped
- 1 Chipotle pepper in adobo sauce Seeded and minced
- 2 to 3 (4) T Adodo sauce How spicy do you want? Taste and add more
- 2 T Fresh lime juice
- 2 Cans Vegetarian refried black beans You will have some left over
- 1 Head Iceburg lettuce ( start with 1/2 of a head) Shredded
- 2 Avocado's Sliced
Vegan Crema
- 1/2 Cup Raw Cashews
- 2 T Fresh Lime juice
- 1 T Apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 t Cumin
- 1/2 Cup Almond milk (or water) More or less to get your desired consistency
- Salt and Pepper
Instructions
Corn Salsa
- Add the corn and zucchini to a fry pan with a touch of oil. Add a little salt and pepper to taste. Cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- In a bowl, add the tomatoes, red onion, cilantro, chipotle pepper, adobo sauce, lime juice and salt and pepper.
- When the corn and zucchini is done (zucchini just starting to soften), add to the bowl with the other ingredients and mix well. Taste now to add more heat (adobo sauce) or salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate for an hour.
Refried black beans
- Place 2 cans into a pan and warm. You can add a little cumin and chili powder if you want. For this recipe I don't because there is a ton of flavor in the corn salsa.
Vegan Crema
- Soak the cashews for 2 hours or place in water and microwave for 5 minutes. Leave in the water and let cool.
- Place the cashews, lime juice, cider vinegar, cumin, salt, pepper and almond milk into a food processor. Blend for at least 5 minutes or until extremely smooth. You can add more almond milk or water if it seems too thick. It will thicken up in the refrigerator.
- Place in a container and refrigerate for at least one hour.
Assembling the Tostada
- Heat a small amount of oil (or just use some cooking spray) in a fry pan. Place each tortilla separately into the pan and fry on each side until brown.
- Immediately remove from pan and pat off any oil with paper towel. Smear a layer of refried black beans on the tortilla, add the corn salsa, shredded lettuce and fresh avocado. Drizzle with the vegan crema and enjoy!!
