Southwest Black Bean Pinwheels

Flour tortillas spirals are stuffed with zesty whipped black beans and toppings to make these scrumptious black bean pinwheels. Perfect for party snacking or packed lunches!

I debated whether today was the right day to post this one. I posted a taco recipe on Monday (another Southwestern-inspired recipe) and black bean burgers on Wednesday (another black bean recipe). Does that make things seem to repetitive? In any event, I kind of had to post this one today.

These pinwheels can be eaten anyway, anytime you like. But if you ask me, they work best as (1) a party appetizer, or (2) a packable lunch. And Monday is a holiday (party appetizer day) and we're right up on back to school time (packed lunches time). So yeah, today, of all days, is appropriate for pinwheels!

Have you guys made anything like this before? The concept is simple: put a bunch of good stuff on a tortilla, roll it up tight, and slice it up into cute little spirals. There are lots of non-vegan pinwheel recipes out there involving cream cheese, and I was tempted to adapt one of them (after all, I've already got vegan cream cheese down pat). But whipped beans work great for this kind of thing, and who doesn't love black beans?

Bring these to your labor day picnic and I'm betting they'll be a hit!

Start by whipping up your beans in the food processor, along with some garlic, spices, lime juice and cilantro.

Slather the beans on a tortilla, then sprinkle with toppings. Roll it up tight!

Slice and enjoy!

Tips for Making Perfect Black Bean Pinwheels

• Use a nice soft flour tortilla for these. I went with multi-grain for this batch, and that probably wasn't the best choice for rolling — they were a little stiff!
• Feel free to switch up the fillings: vegan sliced cheese, different types of greens, and hot peppers would all be very tasty in here!
• Make sure to chop your fillings nice and fine. This will make it easier to roll the tortillas tightly!
• Making these in advance? I recommend rolling them, wrapping in plastic, and chilling. Slice right before serving.

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Southwest Black Bean Pinwheels

Flour tortillas spirals are stuffed with zesty whipped black beans and toppings to make these scrumptious black bean pinwheels. Perfect for party snacking or packed lunches!

Servings 24 pinwheels

Calories 50 kcal

Author Alissa Saenz

Ingredients

• 1 (14 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 1 garlic clove
• ½ teaspoon salt, or to taste
• ¼ cup fresh cilantro
• 3 large flour tortillas
• 1 ½ cups baby spinach
• 1 red bell pepper, finely diced
• ½ cup sliced black olives
• ½ cup chopped scallions (about 2 scallions)

Instructions

1. Place the beans, cumin, lime juice, garlic and salt into the bowl of a food processor fitted with an s-blade. Blend until smooth, stopping to scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed.

2. Add the cilantro and blend for a few more seconds, until the cilantro is finely chopped and incorporated into the mixture.

3. Spread one third of the black bean mixture over one of the tortillas.

4. Arrange one third of the spinach over the beans, then sprinkle with peppers, olives and scallions.

5. Roll the tortilla up as tightly as you can. Then slice into 1-inch pieces.

6. Repeat for the rest of the tortillas and fillings.

7. Serve.

Nutrition Facts

Southwest Black Bean Pinwheels

Amount Per Serving (1 pinwheel)

Calories 50 Calories from Fat 11

% Daily Value*

Fat 1.2g2%

Saturated Fat 0.3g2%

Sodium 201mg8%

Potassium 93mg3%

Carbohydrates 8.2g3%

Fiber 1.2g5%

Sugar 0.5g1%

Calcium 40mg4%

Iron 0.9mg5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.