Recipe of the Week: Black Bean Spirals

January 26, 2009 19 Comments
With the Super Bowl coming up here soon, I thought it would be a good time to post an appetizer. Last year one of the appetizers I made was Black Bean Spirals. Actually I did the recipe for the filling, and I used about half of it for the spirals, and I used the other half of the filling as a dip for nacho chips. You could also skip the step of cutting them into spirals and have black bean wraps (adding toppings if you so desire).

I really like these. I can’t really think of a good way to describe them other than to say that they’re just different. There very light compared to a lot of appetizers out there, which also makes them a great snack for summer time parties. And this is another great recipe that you can use as a base and then add other ingredients or serve it in a variety of ways.

Here’s the recipe:

Ingredients:
4 ounces of Cream Cheese, softened
1/2 cup of cheddar cheese
1/4 cup of sour cream
dash of salt (optional)
1 cup canned black beans, rinsed & drained.
3 flour tortillas

Directions:
-Mix cheeses, sour cream, and salt until well blended.
-Place beans in food processor and process till smooth. Add beans to the mixture and spread on tortillas.
-Roll up tortillas and chill for 30 minutes. Cut into 1/2 inch slices and serve.
-Optional: Garnish with pico de gallo or a little salsa, or serve salsa on the side for dipping.

I took these photos as I went through the process of making them:

This is the filling mixture…again, I LOVE this as a dip!

Spooned out on a tortilla.

Wrapped up.

The final product: Black Bean Spirals

Tips & Suggestions:

-Try adding shredded chicken to the filling mix….everything’s better with chicken!
-The filling mix would be a great topping for tacos, taco salad, and other Mexican dishes.

-It could also be used for filling in finger sandwiches, pitas, and other bread items.

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-Jerri

Filed Under: appetizers and snacks, party ideas, Recipe of the Week

Comments

  1. Janet says
    January 26, 2009 at 6:21 pm

    Yum! I love black beans and have all these ingredients on hand. I will be making these soon! Thanks for sharing.

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  2. The Happy Housewife says
    January 26, 2009 at 11:06 pm

    This looks delish! I think it would taste great with Fritos… but what doesn’t?
    Toni

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  3. Kim @ Forever Wherever says
    January 26, 2009 at 11:29 pm

    Thanks for joining us for Tasty Tuesday! This does look like a great appetizer! I think your photos turned out great! We eat a ton of black beans so I’ll try it one day when we’re having guests. It looks easy to make ahead of time! Thanks for the recipe Jerri!
    -Kim

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  4. Felicia says
    January 26, 2009 at 11:34 pm

    I am SO making these!!! THANK YOU!!!!

    BTW.. we also LOVE ice cold sweet tea.. can’t take the south out of the southerner.. just like Russian Tea for special Christmasy and cold occassions!

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  5. Cherry's Jubilee says
    January 27, 2009 at 2:47 am

    Hi jerri..I love beans…that looks really good. cherry

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  6. Brenda says
    January 27, 2009 at 6:21 am

    Great idea. I love tortilla wraps and black beans

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  7. Live.Love.Eat says
    January 27, 2009 at 8:35 am

    Hi there! These look great, I love all these little spirals of goodness. Thanks for coming by!!!!!

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  8. Kristen says
    January 27, 2009 at 9:26 am

    These sound really good. The wraps would look great with a bit of lettuce in them, too. (I am all about color!)

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  9. Dr. Mom says
    January 27, 2009 at 9:39 am

    Those look really good! I am going to have to try them on the family! Thanks!

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  10. Lisa@BlessedwithGrace says
    January 27, 2009 at 12:07 pm

    Now, I have tried many versions of the tortilla roll up, but NEVER one with black beans. This sounds wonderful. I will have to put it on my “variations” for my tortilla roll up recipe. Wonderful.

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  11. Jerralea says
    January 27, 2009 at 12:26 pm

    This sounds great — I want to make this for our next fellowship at church.

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  12. That Girl says
    January 27, 2009 at 12:29 pm

    This would also make a fantastic lunch!

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  13. Brooke says
    January 27, 2009 at 2:41 pm

    yup! and i love the idea of it as a dip with fritos!

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  14. Michelle says
    January 27, 2009 at 4:19 pm

    Oh what a neat idea. I love having versatile things like this. And I’m definitely going to add chicken when I try them. Thanks!

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  15. lana says
    January 27, 2009 at 5:46 pm

    I love stuff like this for parties. Awesome. Love the look of your blog.

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  16. Life with Kaishon says
    January 27, 2009 at 6:18 pm

    I think Spirals are the coolest : ). So pretty. These sound delish. And I am going to say healthy too since they have beans in them : ).

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  17. ~LL~ says
    January 27, 2009 at 9:36 pm

    Thanks for linking up. This looks yummy!

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  18. Jerri - Simply Sweet Home says
    January 29, 2009 at 11:52 pm

    Thanks everyone for the great comments. I hope you all decide to try the appetizer (in one form or the other…lol) I love that it’s so versatile that each of you seems to have a different way that you intend to use the recipe!

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  19. Blue Castle says
    February 1, 2009 at 8:42 pm

    Oh my goodness. I was just thinking that I wanted to find some recipes to use black beans in. This looks way too yummy. Thank you for sharing it. I will be making these this week.

    Thank you for stopping by my blog! 🙂

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