Here’s a fab recipe for those of you who love healthy Mexican food. And yes healthy and Mexican go well together. Though I have to admit this version might not be the most authentic one out there. In fact I bet it’s almost as offensive to a Mexican as Fondue made with cheddar cheese is to me (cheese is serious business for us Swiss).

But I promise you this: You will love it, no matter where you come from.

Healthy Veggie Burritos

Makes 4 burritos (I ate 2 for dinner and 2 for lunch the next day. I’m a hungry girl.)

Ingredients:

For the black beans mix

• 1 can of black beans drained and rinsed
• 4 sliced mushrooms
• 1 chopped chili
• 3/4 chopped onion (or less.. I love onion)
• a few dashes of chili powder and cajun mix
• tiny bit of salt
• olive oil

For the guacamole

• 1 avocado
• ¼ chopped onion
• 1 chopped tomato (small cubes)
• dash of salt and pepper
• optional: lime juice

Additional ingredients

• grated cheese
• 4 whole wheat tortillas
• chopped lettuce

Directions:

Add black beans, mushrooms, chili and onion to frying pan that is lightly coated with olive oil. Stir and let it sizzle. Turn the heat to medium-low and let it cook until the mushrooms are well done and well combined with the other ingredients. Add spices.

In the meantime mash avocado in a bowl and add onion, tomato and spices. Set aside.

If you want your tortillas to be warm you can now heat them up in the oven for a few minutes. If you’re too hungry;  skip this step.

Take one tortilla, spoon ¼ of the black bean mix onto it and sprinkle it with some grated cheese. Add a dollop of guac and add some chopped lettuce. Now comes the fun part: Wrap it so that nothing falls out when you eat it (easier said than done). If you have no idea what I’m talking about you can watch this video (which kind of freaks me out – that guy is WAY too enthusiastic.. I get the burrito excitement but come on!) or this video.

As you can see from my photo; I’m far from being a tortilla folding pro. Some things take time to learn.

Happy munching muchachas! (&muchachos)