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“My go-to recipe when I haven’t the energy to do anything but collapse on the couch and watch Downton Abbey is to combine mashed avocado with mashed white beans and a few other ingredients and roll it up in lavash or stuff it into tacos or a sandwich. I’ve also been known to eat it with a spoon. The whole thing comes together really quickly and, including the time it takes to put on your sweats and slippers, dinner is on the coffee table in less than half an hour.”

Recipe adapted from But I Could Never Go Vegan!

Ingredients

  • 1½ cups cooked great northern beans or 1 (15-ounce) can, rinsed and drained
  • 1 tablespoon liquid aminos (or tamari or soy sauce)
  • 1 tablespoon white balsamic vinegar
  • 1 large or 2 small avocados, halved
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 2 tablespoons fresh parsley or cilantro, if preferred
  • 1 tablespoon diced canned green chiles
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • Sea salt
  • Freshly gound black pepper
  • 2 lavash wraps or large wheat tortillas
  • 1 to 2 Roma tomatoes, thinly sliced
  • 2 large handfuls of baby spinach

Instructions

  1. Sauté the beans in a large frying pan over medium heat for 1 to 2 minutes or until warm. Add the liquid aminos and cook, stirring occasionally, until the liquid has cooked away. Add the vinegar and cook, stirring once or twice, until the liquid has cooked away. Remove from the heat and mash the beans with a fork.
  2. Scoop the avocado flesh into a large bowl and mash until there are no chunks. Add the mashed beans, lime juice, parsley, green chiles, garlic powder, paprika, and onion powder. Mix until combined. Add the salt and pepper to taste.
  3. Spread half of the avocado mixture onto one wrap or tortilla. Add a row of tomato slices across the shorter dimension of the wrap, an inch or so from one edge, a row of spinach next to it, another row of tomatoes, and another row of spinach. Roll the wrap over the first row of tomatoes, and continue until it is completely rolled up. Chop into 3 to 4 sections.
  4. Repeat with the second wrap and remaining ingredients and serve. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

    Note: You can substitute chickpeas for the white beans. Try serving the filling as a dip for chips!

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Susan5 months ago
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Delicious! I used lemon white balsamic vinegar. These will go on rotation in our home as we strive for a WFPB diet!

Tiffany9 months ago
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These were quick and easy! I was tired after work and shopping and these were easy to make and very yummy! 5 stars!!

Teresa H10 months ago
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So delicious and satisfying! I make several to have grab and go tasty and healthy breakfast throughout the week. I have shared the recipe whenever I can.

Tanya1 year ago
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These are beyond delicious! Made with soy sauce and the flavor combination is incredible 🙂

Kddd1 year ago
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Delicious! This was incredibly easy and so tasty. We will be adding it to our weekly rotation.

Mike1 year ago
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Where are all the calories and info on this?

Rebekah Welch1 year ago
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Delicious and amazing flavors. I’ll make this again and again.

Dorothy2 years ago
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I have noticed that there are no calorie/fat info available…do you have this?

Jennifer Byrd Rubacky2 years ago
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This is so easy to make and is delicious! It’s become one of our favorites.

Alexandra2 years ago
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Made it a few times now and just love it. Quickly, easy and absolutely delicious!!! Even the kids love it.

Erin2 years ago
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This was fantastic!! I didn’t have Great Northern so I used a 1 can Pinto and 1 can Dark Red Kidney. Will definitely become a staple meal in our home!

Chloe2 years ago
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My son doesn’t like spinach or beans but he ate these up and asked for seconds! My steak and mashed potatoes husband also ate it all up. Winner!

Yvette2 years ago
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I made this a few weeks ago and it was surprisingly delicious. Now I’m prepping for a camp program and I’m making these for the student attendees. I think they’re going to like the sandwiches a lot!

Teaira2 years ago
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My kinda tasty!

Crystal2 years ago
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Easy and delicious recipe! Great in the wrap and with chips. My picky eater son even liked it as a new guac recipe (although, I didn’t tell him there are beans in it…).

Freda2 years ago
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Great flavor, tried with wrap and chips.
Prefer chips❤️

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But I Could Never Go Vegan!: 125 Recipes That Prove You Can Live Without Cheese, It’s Not All Rabbit Food, and Your Friends Will Still Come Over for Dinner by Kristy Turner, 2014. Reprinted and adapted by permission of the publisher, The Experiment. Available wherever books are sold.

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