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Black Bean and Roasted Squash Tacos with Lime Crema
Roasted butternut squash and simmered black beans seasoned with cumin and smoked paprika, served in corn tortillas with lime soured cream.
- 350 g butternut squash
- 400 g tinned black beans
- ½ medium onion
- 2 clove garlic cloves
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 100 g soured cream
- 1½ tbsp lime juice
- 15 g fresh coriander
- 4 piece corn tortillas
- 100 g red cabbage
- 1 pinch sea salt
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 200°C. Peel and cut butternut squash into 1.5cm cubes. Toss with 1.5 tbsp olive oil, salt and pepper. Roast for 25 minutes until tender and caramelised.
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Step 2: Finely dice onion and mince garlic.
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Step 3: Heat remaining 1.5 tbsp olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add onion and cook for 2 minutes until softened.
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Step 4: Add garlic, cumin and smoked paprika, cook for 30 seconds until fragrant.
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Step 5: Drain and rinse black beans, add to pan. Stir well and simmer for 5 minutes, mashing some beans with the back of a spoon to create a chunky paste.
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Step 6: For lime crema: whisk soured cream with lime juice, minced garlic and salt until smooth.
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Step 7: Finely shred red cabbage. Roughly chop fresh coriander.
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Step 8: Warm corn tortillas in a dry frying pan for 30 seconds per side.
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Step 9: Assemble tacos with black bean mixture, roasted squash, red cabbage, lime crema and fresh coriander.
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