Pan Fried Burritos

Tonight for dinner I tried a recipe from Christina Pirello. She's a vegan chef who I greatly admire. All her food is YUM.

However, I did a few of my own touches on them. For example, I threw in some potatoes and a little less tomato (for Steve's sake). Plus add a little vegan cheddar Mmmmm Mmmmm Mmmmmm!



Here's how you make them...


Pan Fried Burritos
What You'll Need
salsa:
2 ripe tomatoes, fine dice
1/2 red onion, fine dice
1 red bell pepper, roasted over an open flame, peeled, seeded, diced
2 cloves fresh garlic, finely minced
1 serrano chile, finely minced, including seeds
Sea salt
Extra virgin olive oil

burritos:
extra virgin olive oil
3 cloves fresh garlic, thinly sliced
1 red onion, small dice
Sea salt
1 carrot, small dice
2 stalks celery, small dice
Pinch ground cumin
Generous pinch crushed red pepper flakes
1 cup cooked black turtle beans
1 cup cooked red azuki beans
4, 10-inch whole wheat tortillas
5-6 ounces vegan Monterey jack soy cheese, grated
1/2 cup avocado oil

Instructions
Make the salsa, by simply combining the first 5 ingredients in a mixing bowl. Season to taste with salt and drizzle lightly with olive oil. Mix well, cover tightly and set aside so flavors can develop.

Make the burrito filling. Place a small amount of oil, the garlic and onion in a deep skillet over medium heat. When the onions begin to sizzle, add a pinch of salt and sauté for 1-2 minutes. Stir in carrot and celery, a pinch of salt and sauté for 1-2 minutes. Stir in cumin and crushed red pepper flakes, season lightly with salt and sauté for 1 minute more. Stir in cooked beans, season to taste with salt and cook, stirring constantly, until beans are warmed through, about 3 minutes.

Lay a tortilla on a dry work surface. Spoon _ of the filling onto tortilla and spread it evenly over the tortilla, leaving a 1-inch border all around. Sprinkle with _ of the cheese. From the side nearest you, roll, jelly-roll style to create the burrito. Set aside, seam side down. Repeat with remaining tortillas, cheese and beans.

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Lay 2 burritos in hot oil, seam side down and fry until golden on the undersides, 1-2 minutes. Turn the burritos carefully and brown on the other side. Drain on paper and repeat with remaining 2 burritos.

To serve, arrange burritos on a platter and spoon salsa over top.

Makes 4 servings.


The flavors are amazing in this dish. We all enjoyed it AND they're very healthy ;)