Black Bean, Zucchini, & Olive Tacos

Mindelicious's Note:

Super quick & easy but healthy & flavorful!! We usually just use the crunchy taco shells you can buy in the store. This recipe comes from Isa Chandra Moskowitz's book Appetite for Reduction - 125+ fast & filling low-fat vegan recipes. She recommends serving it with the Garlic-Lemon yogurt but its not a must.

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 4

Yield: 8.0 tacos

• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 2 zucchini , diced small (about 1lb)
• 2 jalapenos , seeded and sliced thinly
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 2 garlic cloves , minced
• 1⁄3; cup pitted kalamata olive , chopped
• ½ teaspoon ground cumin
• ½ teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 (6 ounce) can salsa verde (canned tomatillos)
• 1 (16 ounce) can black beans , drained & rinsed
• 8 (6 inch) corn tortillas
• ½ cup finely chopped scallion

Garlic-Lemon Yogurt

• 1 cup unsweetened plain soy yogurt (wildwood is great)
• 2 -3 garlic cloves
• ½ lemon zest
• 1 lemon, juice of
• ½ teaspoon light agave nectar

Directions:

1. Preheat a heavy bottomed skille tover medium-high heat. Pour in the oil and add the zucchini and jalapeno, sprinkle with the salt. Saute for about 7 minutes, or until the zucchini is lightly browned.
2. Add the garlic, olives, cumin, and coriander, and saute for 2 minutes more.
3. Add the salsa verde and black beans and cook for 5 minutes. The salsa should reduce a bit so its not soupy.
4. Mix the ingredients for the Garlic-Lemon Yogurt if your using.
5. Warm the tortillas in a skillet or wrap in a moist towel & nuke for a minute. Assembly the tacos by adding the filling, yogurt, and topping with scallions. Enjoy!

Reviews

[Joym624]

This is a tasty and filling recipe! Preparation is quick! We used Greek plain yogurt as we aren't vegan and canned jalapenos to make things easier. This one's a winner and I plan to make it again.

[digifoo]

I had to hunt a bit to find unsweetened plain soy yogurt but thanks to the product finder on wildwood's site, I found a local health food store that carried it.

This was so good! I haven't had green salsa before but that was good. The combination of those weird olives, that, and everything else was really good. I halved the recipe and those tortillas are too large.

Did I mention this was really good?

Oh and I totally cheated with the topping. I used bottled lemon juice and no zest. I know. I'm a big ol' cheater cheater pumpkin eater. It was good. Probably would be even more so with zest and fresh lemons.