Black Bean Quinoa Bites with Vegan Queso Dip

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Black Bean Quinoa Bites with Vegan Queso Dip

An easy vegan recipe for black bean quinoa bites that are served with an even easier vegan queso dip. A healthy alternative to that traditional orange dip.

Prep Time15

Cook Time30

Total Time45

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: black bean bites, black beans, quinoa bites, quinoa burger, vegan burger, vegan queso

Servings: bites

Calories: 38kcal

Author: Alyssa

Ingredients

for the quinoa bites:

3 garlic cloves minced
1 shallot diced
1 jalapeno seeded and diced
2 chiles in adobo
1 15 oz can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 cup cooked quinoa
3 - 4 tablespoons chickpea flour
Salt & pepper to taste

for the queso dip:

3/4 cup raw cashews
1 cup water
3 chiles in adobo
1/4 cup nutritional yeast
2 garlic cloves
1/4 cup cooked quinoa optional, see note
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon paprika
Salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray and set aside.
Add garlic, shallot, jalapeno, chiles and half the black beans into a food processor and pulse until mixture is coming together, 10 - 15 pulses. Transfer to a bowl.
Add remaining beans, quinoa, chickpea flour and spices and stir together to form a dough. Season with additional salt and pepper to taste.
Shape dough into golf ball-sized patties and place on baking sheet. Repeat until no dough remains.
Bake on center rack for 30 minutes, flipping halfway through, until bites are browned and crispy on the outside. Remove and let sit for 5 - 10 minutes.
While the bites are resting, prepare the queso. Add all the ingredients to a high-powered blender and blend on high until smooth.
Add blender contents to a sauce pan and heat on low until warm. Transfer to a serving bowl and dust with additional paprika.
Arrange the bites around the bowl of queso on a serving plate. Serve slightly warm.

Notes

If you're not using quinoa in your queso dip, you can substitute with 1 - 2 tablespoons of chia seeds. This will help the mixture stay thick.

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