Jerk Black Bean Tacos with Mango Salsa

Jerk Black Bean Tacos are a quick and tasty vegan meal sure to please any taco lover. On the table in 20 mins, they are perfect for Taco Tuesday, or any other day of the week.

Tacos. The universal people pleaser.

I for one, have never met a taco I didn’t like.

My obsession started with family taco night as a a child, grew into teenage years fuelled by Taco Bell, and now as an adult I just seem to love anything that comes wrapped in a little corn tortilla.

These Jerk Black Bean Tacos are easy to make, look and sound impressive, and they are a fun way to (literally) spice up taco night.

The jerk paste in this recipe may look complicated, but you may have more than a few of them in your pantry already.  Aside from making a few quick measurements and chops, there is not much to putting it together outside of pulsing it up in the blender.

*** If you have not worked with fresh hot peppers before, please handle them with care – I wear plastic gloves while handling them. If you don’t wear gloves, be sure to wash you hands thoroughly immediately after handling them to make sure you do not spread the spicy oils from the pepper to sensitive areas on your body. Trust me, this really hurts!

After your paste is made, its just a quick heat through in a pot for the black beans, throwing together some salsa, and warming some tortillas.

I used two Scotch bonnet peppers in this recipe because we like things fairly spicy. If you are unsure with how much heat you can tolerate, I suggest making the sauce with one pepper first to taste, then blending in the second pepper if it is not overwhelming.

The recipe for the paste makes a fair amount, you will probably only use about 1/3 of it to make these tacos. You can keep the remainder of the paste in the fridge for a couple of weeks.

DIETARY CONSIDERATIONS

This recipe for jerk black bean tacos is suitable for the following diets:

• vegan and vegetarian
• clean eating
• gluten free, dairy free, and allergy friendly

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MORE RECIPES YOU’LL LOVE

If you like these jerk black bean tacos here are some other things you might like:

• Portobello Fajitas
• Chickpea Fattoush Salad
• Vegetable Pad Thai

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Jerk Black Bean Tacos with Mango Salsa

Jerk seasoned black bean tacos with a fresh mango and cucumber salsa

Course Main Course

Cuisine Fusion

Keyword jerk black bean tacos

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Servings 8 tacos

Calories 164 kcal

Author Courtney

Ingredients

• 14 fluid ounce Black Beans
• 8 tortillas Tortillas

Jerk Paste

• 2 Scotch Bonnet Peppers quartered
• 2 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp maple syrup
• 1 tbsp lime juice
• 2 cloves garlic
• 0.50 Tbsp Green onions roughly chopped
• 8 sprigs fresh thyme leaves only
• 2 tsp Allspice
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1/4 Tsp Cinnamon

Salsa

• 1 mango diced
• 1/4 Cucumber diced
• 1/4 cup red onion diced
• 1/2 tbsp minced cilantro

Instructions

1. Starting with the wet ingredients, place all the jerk paste ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.

2. Heat a medium pot to low heat, and add the drained black beans along with a couple tablespoons of the jerk paste.  Heat through while stirring occasionally for 5-8 minutes - until the beans are heated through.  You can add a tablespoon of water to the mixture if it is too dry.

3. Heat a cast iron skillet or frying pan to medium high heat.  Heat corn tortillas one at a time on the skillet cooking each side for about 20 seconds.

4. While the beans are cooking, mix together the salsa ingredients

5. Assemble tacos by adding a bit of black bean mixture and topping with mango salsa.