Fasting Burrito
Automatically translated from Romanian. See the Romanian original
A fasting-friendly burrito with avocado salad, red bean stew, and black rice, wrapped in Lebanese flatbread — a light and tasty option for fasting days.
Ingredients
Method
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Prepare a salad with avocado, bell pepper, shallot, parsley, a little lemon juice, and salt to taste.
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Sauté the onion with a little grated carrot, add the canned red beans, peeled tomatoes, thyme, salt, and dried chili pepper to taste; let it simmer slowly until all the liquid from the tomatoes has reduced.
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Boil a handful of black rice for 20 minutes in water with salt, pepper, and oregano, then let it cool mixed with a little oil.
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Optionally, grate some Gouda or mozzarella on top.
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Prepare the Lebanese flatbread: add a layer of salad, followed by the bean stew, and the final layer is the black rice.
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Fold it up like a shaorma.
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Give it a crust on a grill or in a pan and serve with or without sauce.
The story behind this recipe
The fasting burrito is a comforting choice and a sure success for those fasting or simply wanting something lighter and tasty for lunch/dinner.
Of course, you can put whatever combination of ingredients you prefer into the flatbread, but don't ignore the avocado and the red beans. It's like making a sandwich without cheese.
For 2 servings, I prepared:
A salad of 1 **avocado, bell pepper, shallot, parsley, a little lemon juice, and salt to taste.**
Separately, I made a red bean stew, meaning I sautéed the **onion** with a little **grated carrot**, added **a can of beans, peeled tomatoes, a little thyme, salt, and dried chili** to taste (mine is extra spicy ❤️). Let it simmer slowly until all the liquid from the tomatoes has reduced.
Also separately, and OPTIONAL for you, I boiled **a handful of black rice** in water with salt, pepper, and oregano. Boil it for 20 minutes and let it cool mixed with a little oil.
(If you really want to, you can grate Gouda or mozzarella on top!)
We prepare the **Lebanese flatbread**, add a layer of salad, followed by the bean stew, and the last layer is the black rice.
Fold it like a shaorma, sarmală, spring roll, crepe, or however you like. Give it a crust on a grill or pan, and serve with or without sauce. We chose Sriracha 😅.
Enjoy!
