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Pinto Beans Aguachile
🇲🇽 Mexican Vegetarian

Pinto Beans Aguachile

🇲🇽 Mexican

A bright, herb-packed mexican salad where pinto beans meets a punchy dressing — fresh, loud and addictive. Ready in 23 minutes including prep.

Prep 15 min Cook 8 min Serves 2 Easy

Ingredients

  • Saltto taste
  • Onion1/2, thinly sliced
  • Green Chili3
  • Fresh Cilantrohandful, torn
  • Olive Oil3 tbsp
  • Lime1, juiced
  • Cucumber1
  • Pinto Beans2 cans

Instructions

  1. 1

    Whisk the lime juice with the olive oil, salt and pepper for a bright, simple dressing.

  2. 2

    Prepare the pinto beans — slice, shred or cube it so every forkful gets some.

  3. 3

    Toss the pinto beans with the onion, fresh cilantro and the dressing just before serving.

  4. 4

    Let it sit 5 minutes so the flavours marry, then taste and add another squeeze of lime if it needs lift.

Chef's tip

For deeper flavour, toast the ground cumin in the oil before adding anything wet.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Aguachiles | MexicoRico · on YouTube