Love this bowl during the summer months. So refreshing and nutritious! The beans and wild rice combination is so filling. The home made salsa also known as Pico de gallo also reminds me of my kachumber that I make with my Indian meals. I find the Mexican cuisine so similar to some of our Indian recipes. Enjoy this Fiesta bowl with tortilla chips on the side with your family and friends. It sure is a crowd pleaser.

• Serves 4

• Prep time 15 minutes

• Cook time 15 minutes

Ingredients:

Black beans mixture:

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

• 1 small yellow onion diced

• 3 cloves garlic minced

• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper optional

• 3 cups cooked black turtle beans

• 1/4 tsp Himalayan salt

• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves chopped

Guacamole:

• 3 avocados, ripe

• 1/2 small onion, finely diced

• 2 Roma tomatoes, diced

• 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro

• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeds removed and finely diced

• 1/2 tsp cumin ground

• 2 garlic cloves, minced

• 1 lime, juiced

• 1/2 tsp Himalayan salt

Fajita veggies:

• 3 multi-colored peppers, stemmed and sliced into strips

• 1 red onion, sliced into wedges

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

• 2 garlic cloves, chopped

• ½ teaspoon Mexican chili powder

• ½ teaspoon cumin ground

• ½ teaspoon sea salt, more to taste

• Splash of balsamic vinegar

• 2 limes, sliced into wedges

• Freshly ground black pepper

Salsa (Pico de Gallo)

• 2 to 3 medium fresh tomatoes stems removed

• 1/2 medium red onion chopped

• 2 serrano or 1 jalapeño pepper, stems, ribs, and seeds removed (less or more to taste)

• Juice of 1 lime

• 1/2 cup chopped cilantro

• Salt and pepper to taste

• 1 pinch dried oregano (crumble in your fingers before adding), or more to taste

• 1 pinch ground cumin, or more to taste

Serve with:

Cooked wild blend rice

Directions

1. For bean mixture, saute onions till golden brown and add cooked beans and spices and cilantro and cook till beans are coated with spices.

2. For the guacamole, mash the avocados in a bowl and add all the ingredients and mash with a fork ( If you like it smoother, you can blend the avocados and then add the other ingredients)

3. For the veggies, heat oil and stir fry the onions, peppers, and add all the spices, garlic and vinegar and remove right away not to get them too soggy. I like them a little crunchy.

4. For the salsa (Pico de Gallo), mix all the ingredients and let them marinate for about 5-10 minutes for the all the ingredients to absorb the delicious flavours.

5. Arrange bowl with wild blend rice, beans, guacamole, fajita vegetables, salsa (Pico de Gallo) and garnish with lime slices