Oaxaca Tostada Bites

Ingredients

1 1/2 c black beans
1 garlic clove
2 tomatoes
3 tb lime juice
3 tb cilantro leaves
2 ds tabasco sauce
1/2 ts unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 ts cumin
1 avocado
1 tb nonfat sour cream
30 tortilla chips
3/4 c monterey jack cheese with
3 romaine lettuce leaves

Instructions

Recipe by: Sheila Lukins All Around the World cookbook Place the beans in a bowl and coarsely mash with the back of a wooden spoon. Add the garlic, tomatoes, lime zest, 2 tablespoons of the lime juice, 1 tablespoon of the cilantro, tabasco sauce, cocoa powder, cumin, cinnamon, salt and pepper. Mix all ingredients together well. In another bowl, mash the avocado with the remaining 1 tablespoon lime juice, sour cream and salt to taste. Spread 1 tablespoon of the bean mixture on each of the tortilla chips. Top each with 1/4 teaspoon of the avocado mixture, the a sprinkling of grated cheese and the shredded lettuce. Sprinkle the remaining 2 tablespoons of cilantro over all. ----