Black bean lettuce bundles

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Total Time
12 min
Prep
12 min
Cook
0 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Easy
Chinese lettuce wraps. Russian cabbage rolls. Greek dolmades. There is something special about savory goodness packaged in an edible wrapper. This bean-and-corn medley has lots of great Tex-Mex flavor, but you won't miss the chips. Crisp-tender butter lettuce leaves are a sturdy enough vehicle for getting all that goodness to your mouth. Though you could substitute iceberg or romaine lettuce here too. When fresh corn is at its peak, cut the kernels from one ear of cooked corn for this recipe. Otherwise, canned or thawed frozen corn will do.

Ingredients

Canned black beans

1 cup(s)

Cooked corn kernels

½ cup(s)

Red bell pepper

½ medium, seeded and chopped

Scallions

4 medium, sliced

Cilantro

¼ cup(s), chopped

Fresh lime juice

2 Tbsp

Olive oil

1 tsp

Ground cumin

1 tsp

Garlic

1 clove(s), chopped

Table salt

½ tsp

Boston lettuce

1 head(s), washed and seperated into leaves

Instructions

  1. In a medium bowl, mix the black beans, corn, bell pepper, scallions, cilantro, lime juice, oil, cumin, garlic and salt. Refrigerate, covered, until the flavors are blended, at least 1 hour.
  2. Place a lettuce leaf on a work surface and fill with about 1/3 cup of the bean mixture; fold up burrito-style. Repeat, using all the bean mixture (save any extra lettuce for a salad).