Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   1 1/2  cups          black beans -- cooked
   1      large         garlic clove -- minced
   2                    plum tomatoes -- cut into 1/4" dice
                        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      pinch         cinnamon
                        salt and pepper -- to taste
   1                    avocado -- pitted and peeled
   1      tablespoon    nonfat sour cream
  30      small         tortilla chips
     3/4  cup           monterey jack cheese with peppers -- shredded
   3                    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.