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I'm on afternoons this week, so I decided to make a lunch type food this time.


Bean Salad Wraps for the "Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook"
Ingredients:

4 8-inch flavored or plain flour tortillas
1 15-ounce can black beans, rinsed, and drained
1/2 cup chopped green sweet pepper or 1 fresh jalapeno chile pepper, seeded and finely chopped
2 tablespoons snipped fresh cilantro
1/3 cup light mayonnaise dressing or salad dressing
1 tablespoon lime juice
Leaf lettuce

Instructions:

1. Stack tortillas and wrap tightly in foil. Heat in a 350 degree Fahrenheit oven for 10 minutes to soften.
2. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl mash black beans slightly,; add sweet pepper and cilantro. Stir in light mayonnaise dressing and lime juice.
3. To serve, spread bean mixture evenly over tortillas. Top with lettuce leaves. Roll up tortillas.


I used Dempsters Ancient Grains tortillas, a jalapeno pepper, original Miracle Whip, and added abput two tablespoons of onions (because I had them in the fridge and needed to use them).

All in all, it was a pretty tasty mix. A little spicy but not overly so, and I think the onions played well with the other ingredients. I could definitely taste the "greeness" of the cilantro, so if you don't like that flavour, I advise leaving it out. I wasn't sure if Miracle Whip would work for this purpose, but it blended well with everything and I think the lime juice helped keep it from being too heavy.

This recipe was good as is, but it is fairly basic, so I imagine it would hold up to experimentation rather well. I'm happy I decided to make it, and it may be a good one to keep in the back of my mind for when I want something easy to make and relatively healthy.

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