Oaxaca Tostada Bites

Oaxaca Tostada Bites

Course :	Italian
From:	HungryMonster.com
Serves:	30

Ingredients:

1 1/2	cups	black beans -- cooked
1	large	garlic clove -- minced
2	medium	plum tomatoes -- cut into 1/4 inch dice
1	medium	one lime -- finely grated , zest of
3	tablespoons	fresh lime juice
3	tablespoons	fresh cilantro leaves -- chopped
2	dashes	Tabasco sauce
1/2	teaspoon	unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2	teaspoon	ground cumin
1	dash	cinnamon
1	teaspoon	salt and pepper -- to taste
1	medium	avocado -- pitted and peeled
1	tablespoon	nonfat sour cream
30	small	tortilla chips
3/4	cup	monterey jack cheese with peppers -- shredded
3	medium	romaine lettuce leaves

Preparation:

Place the beans in a bowl and coarsely mash with the back of a wooden spoon. Add the garlic, tomatoes, lime zest, 2 tablespoons of the lime juice, 1 tablespoon of the cilantro, Tabasco sauce, cocoa powder, cumin, cinnamon, salt and pepper. Mix all ingredients together well. In another bowl, mash the avocado with the remaining 1 tablespoon lime juice, sour cream and salt to taste. Spread 1 tablespoon of the bean mixture on each of the tortilla chips. Top each with 1/4 teaspoon of the avocado mixture, the a sprinkling of grated cheese and the shredded lettuce. Sprinkle the remaining 2 tablespoons of cilantro over all.