Monday Mains- Mexican Madness

Hey Guys!

If you are anything like me then you LOVE mexican food. I could happily eat at Wahaca at least once a week, (for those of you who haven't heard about Wahaca, please google it, it is amazing!) I am pretty certain that one of my first cookbooks I ever bought was a mexican one, so needless to say this dish is one that goes down very well -sometimes too well and I am sure you are going to love it too!

What you are going to need:

2 ripe avocados
A pack of cherry tomatoes
1 onion
3 large mushrooms
200g of mixed beans 
Rice (or quinoa if you prefer)
1/2 tin chopped tomatoes
Chilli flakes
Fresh coriander
Cheese (optional)

And here is how you make it:

-Preheat the oven to 180 degrees celsius.

-Finely chop your onion, tomatoes & mushrooms.

- Place a third of the chopped onion in a frying pan with a little bit of coconut oil and cook until softened. Drain and rinse your mixed beans and add these to the frying pan with your mushrooms.

-While this mixture is cooking, place another third of the chopped onion with half of your chopped tomatoes in a roasting dish and leave to roast in the oven.

-Put your rice/ quinoa on to boil.

-Use the last third of the chopped onion and the remaining chopped tomatoes, mash these together with the avocados in a bowl to make up your homemade guacamole. Leave to one side until serving.

- Place the bean and mushroom mix in a blender, making sure the mixture is blended properly. Take this mixture out of the blender and put back into the frying pan for a further 5-10 minutes. Add in half a tin of chopped tomatoes and a small sprinkling of chilli flakes. Stirring occasionally so the mixture doesn't get stuck.

- Take the roasting dish out of the oven and mash the onion and tomatoes together with a fork (add in some chilli flakes to make this a hot salsa!) Place into a bowl for serving.

-Drain the rice/quinoa and mix in a handful of fresh coriander to serve.

- Take the bean mixture off the heat and serve. (Cheese is a great optional topping for this mixture, cheddar or feta both work really well.)

- And most importantly....ENJOY!