Mexican Vegan Diet for Beginners by Sam Kuma

Rating: 9 out of 10

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Another excellent cookbook by Sam Kuma! Since giving up dairy, I have had a lot of difficulty with transforming my Mexican recipes. Also, I used to eat out at Mexican restaurants quite often and haven't been able to do that, either! Vegetarian Mexican recipes tend to use cheese, and usually quite a bit of it!

The recipes in this cookbook are quite simple and easy to follow. There is even a recipe for vegan elote! I have always loved elote and look forward to trying that one.

Black Bean Guacamole

For my first recipe, I made Black Bean Guacamole. It is a very simple recipe, with avocado, black beans, a tomato, scallions, cilantro, lime juice, salt and pepper. (It also calls for a jalapeno, which I didn't use.) The avocado and black beans are smashed with a fork, which was a bit of an ordeal (there has to be an easier way!) but other than that, it was quite easy. Just mix everything together.

Super close up!

It was delicious, although I did feel that the recipe called for too much lime juice and that will need to be adjusted. It doesn't look very appetizing, but definitely tastes better than it looks!

I received this product for free in return for my honest and unbiased review.