Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
HEALTHY HALLOWEEN NACHOS
For the guacamole
2 limes, juiced
2 small avocados, peeled and chopped 1 bunch coriander, finely chopped
For the sweetcorn salsa
1/2 a 160g can sweetcorn
200g cherry tomatoes, quartered
1 red pepper, finely chopped
2 spring onions, thinly sliced 3 sundried tomatoes, finely chopped 400g can black beans
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp coriander
1/2 tsp smoked paprika
For the bat-shaped nachos
4 wholewheat tortillas
1 1/2 tsp oil
4 purple carrots, cut into sticks
1 Start by making the guacamole. Pour the lime juice into a bowl and add the avocado. Mash well until it’s the consistency you like – we served ours fairly chunky. Add half of the chopped coriander, season to taste and spoon into a shallow bowl or serving dish.
2 Now mix all the salsa ingredients together, along with the remaining chopped coriander. Season with salt and pepper. Arrange clumps of the salsa on top of the guacamole – this will allow guests to get a bit of everything with each scoop. Cover and chill for up to 30 mins while you make the bat nachos.
3 Lay a tortilla wrap out on your chopping board and brush with a little of the oil. Cut out bats using a cookie cutter or scissors. Cut them as close together as possible to minimise waste. You should be able to get about 8-10 from each wrap.
4 Heat oven to 200C/180C Fan/gas Mark 6. Put all the tortilla shapes on 2 or 3 large baking sheets and bake for about 4-5 mins or until golden and crisp, then serve with the carrot sticks, guacamole and salsa.