A salsa that is a little pasty and savory. So do you want to know how to make black bean salsa? Let’s get started!

A lot of salsa recipes are tomato based like this roasted smooth tomato salsa or this restaurant salsa that are great examples.

Today we are looking beyond the and share a recipe that has its own hero ingredient. In this case, the main ingredient is black beans.

Black beans have a great taste, contain lots of fiber that you can easily turn into a smooth salsa.

This recipe is easy to make because most of the ingredients are available on hand in your pantry. You can eat it warm or cold.

Spicy black bean salsa ingredients

To make this black bean salsa you only need the following ingredients:

Black beans

White onion

Cherry tomatoes

Garlic

Jalapeño

Lemon juice

Cilantro powder

Salt

Chives to decorate

How to make black bean salsa

Start by pre-heating your oven to broil while you prepare the salsa. First, half the onions, tomatoes, jalapeño and put them on a baking tray.

Also, put the garlic on the baking tray. Now season the cherry tomatoes with salt. Drain and rinse the black beans first.

Then take a piece of aluminum foil and wrap the black beans in it. Put the foil with black beans on the baking tray a well.

Now put the tray in the oven and bake for 8 minutes. Turn the onion, jalapeño, garlic before you return the baking tray in the oven and bake for another 8 minutes.

To make sure the black beans do not get dry you need the aluminum foil.

Now it is time to put all of the oven-baked ingredients into the blender. Add the lemon juice, chili powder. Pulse the blender until you have a smooth spicy black bean salsa.

Chop the chives finely and decorate. Serve immediately.

Eat with black bean salsa

To eat this black bean you have a lot of options to accompany it with:

Tortilla chips – the classic snack to eat salsa with is these tortilla chips

Roasted no-knead bread – Take no-knead bread and make thin slices. Roast the bread or put it under the grill in the oven.

Flatbread crackers – make this basic flatbread recipe and put them in the oven at 450℉/225℃

Other beans to use for salsa

In this recipe, we used black beans but there are a lot of beans that you can use in your salsa, e.g.:

Kidney beans

Chickpeas

Brown beans

See how to make spicy black bean salsa

Want to see how you can make spicy bean salsa? Watch the instruction video below:

Have fun with this spicy black bean salsa recipe!

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Pin Recipe Print Recipe Black bean salsa Mireille Black bean salsa is smooth yet a little spicy that goes great with tortilla chips. A salsa that is a little pasty and savory. Ingredients 1 can black beans, 1 drained

1 small onion halved

10 cherry tomatoes, halved

1 clove garlic

1 jalapeño, seeded, halved

1 tablespoons fresh lime juice

1 tbsp cilantro powder

½ tsp chili powder

¼ teaspoon salt

Chives optional Instructions Start by pre-heating your oven to 400℉/200℃ Half the onions, tomatoes, jalapeño and put them on a backing tray with the garlic Season the cherry tomatoes with salt Wrap the black beans in aluminium foil Bake for 8 minutes Turn the onion, jalapeño, garlic and return the baking tray in the oven and bake for another 8 minutes Put all of the baked ingredients into the blender. Add the lime juice, chili powder and salt to taste Pulse the blender Chop the chives fine and decorate. Serve immediately. Nutrition facts Calorie: 29; Fat: 0.3g; Carbs: 5.9g: Protein: 1.5g; Did you make this recipe? Tag Tag @thetortillachannel on Instagram and hashtag it #thetortillachannel