These black bean and veggie tortilla pizzas have a crisp tortilla topped with seasoned refried beans and an array of toppings, including avocado crema. It's most similar to a tlayuda, a popular street snack in Oaxaca, Mexico. This recipe pulls from that inspiration to make something my family now has on repeat for dinner.
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Ingredients
Mexican pizza
8large, 7-inch corn tortillas (more if you're using smaller tortillas)
2 14.5-ouncecans organic refried black beans, I use the Trader Joe's kind that has jalapeños in it
2teaspoonspaprika
2teaspoonground cumin
¼teaspooncayenne pepper
1 14.5-ouncecan whole black olives, sliced
1small red onion, diced
3medium tomatoes, chopped
1red bell pepper, finely chopped
½bunch green onions, sliced
¾cupshredded light monterey jack cheese
Avocado cream, to taste (recipe below)
Optional: salsa for serving.
Avocado cream
1ripe avocado
½cupgreek yogurt
2tablespoonsfreshly squeezed lemon juice
1large clove garlic
3tablespoonsextra virgin olive oil
¼teaspoonkosher salt
¼teaspoonfreshly ground pepper, or to taste.
INSTRUCTIONS
Mexican pizza
Preheat the oven to 400° F with a pizza stone (or a large baking sheet) inside.
Working in batches, lay as many tortillas out as possible on the pizza stone without overlapping and bake for 10 minutes, or until just crispy. Repeat until all tortillas are crispy.
Meanwhile, heat the black beans, paprika, cumin, and cayenne over medium heat until smooth and pliable (it doesn't need to be heated all the way through, just enough to make it easy to spread).
Divide the black beans among the crispy tortillas (about ⅓ cup per tortilla), and use a rubber spatula to spread the beans out evenly to the edges.
Evenly the olives, red onion, tomatoes, and bell pepper among the tortillas.
Sprinkle 1.5 tablespoons of shredded cheese over the top of each pizza.
Bake the pizzas for about 10 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and bubbly and the toppings are cooked through. My pizza stone holds only 4 pizzas at a time, so work in batches if needed.
Before serving, dollop or swirl avocado cream over the pizzas, to taste, and sprinkle sliced green onions on top. (To swirl it, I put the cream in a Ziploc bag and cut off the tip!).
Optional: serve with a side of salsa.
Avocado cream
Toss all the ingredients in the food processor and blend until smooth. (Yup, that's all!). You'll likely have leftover cream that you can dip chips in too!
This nutritional information has been automatically calculated, and as such, may be incomplete or inaccurate. Please reference the specific ingredients you use for the most accurate nutritional information.