black bean cilantro pesto wraps













cilantro pesto

1 large bunch of cilantro, chopped, about 2 cups
2/3 cup slivered almonds
2-3 cloves of garlic, chopped
1 tablespoon lemon juice
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon lemon zest
¼ cup olive oil
¼ cup vegetable broth or water

Put all the ingredients in a food processor and blend until sorta smooth. Makes about 1 cup.


½ cups black beans
1 carrot, julienned
1/3 cucumber, julienned
1 small avocado, cut into thin slices
a handful of grape tomatoes, sliced
1 green onion, sliced thin
monterey jack cheese
hot sauce (cholula)
flour tortillas

Mix ¼ cup (or a little more) of the pesto with the black beans. Put some on a tortilla and top with the rest of the ingredients. Eat.