Vegan Molletes with Mango-Basil Salsa
These vegan Mexican Molletes are simple but incredibly delicious. Refried beans are slathered on a crusty bread like a bolillo or a French baguette, and topped with sweet and spicy mango salsa.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 347kcal
Ingredients
- 6 bolillo rolls, split into halves
For refried beans
- 3 cups black beans (drain thoroughly. If you cook your own, use 1 cup of dry beans, soak for a few hours before you cook, and toss in a bay leaf-- it gives the perfect flavor, cooked or canned)
- Salt to taste
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 large large onion (finely chopped)
- 4 cloves garlic (crushed and minced)
- 1 chipotle chili pepper in adobo sauce, (finely chopped)
- 2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- ½ cup cilantro (finely chopped)
Fpr mango basil salsa
- 2 ripe mangoes (skin and seed removed. Chop the mangoes in a small dice)
- ¼ cup red onion (finely diced)
- 1 jalapeno pepper (minced)
- Juice of ½ lime
- 10 basil leaves (cut into thin riboons)
Instructions
Make the beans
- Heat the oil in a saucepan large enough to hold the beans later.
- Add the onions and salt and ground black pepper and saute for a few minutes until the onion starts to soften. Add the garlic and continue to cook over low heat for another 2-3 minutes.
- Add the chipotle chili and cumin powder and stir well to mix.
- Add the cooked beans along with 1 ½ cups of the cooking liquid or water or vegetable stock.
- Bring to a boil and turn down the heat to a simmer. Let the beans cook about 10 minutes. If they get dry, add more water or stock.
- Using a potato masher, mash the beans until some are completely mashed and others are still whole or have some texture.
- The finished beans should have a thick, slightly soupy texture. They will thicken further as they stand, so this is important.
- Stir in the coriander leaves.
Make the mango basil sauce
- Mix all the ingredients and set aside 30 minutes for flavors to merge.
Assemble the mollete
- Take the lower half of the bolillo bread and scoop out some of the crumb-- I like to do this so I can get more filling inside, but if you don't want to do this, that's fine too.
- Toast the bolillo until the edges are just turning crisp.
- Slather on some of the refried beans, top with the mango salsa, and serve immediately.
Nutrition
Serving: 2open-faced molletes | Calories: 347kcal | Carbohydrates: 65g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 315mg | Potassium: 565mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 912IU | Vitamin C: 31mg | Calcium: 105mg | Iron: 4mg