Cosmic Zings

Total Time: 21 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients

• 10 6-inch corn tortillas
• vegetable oil (for brushing the tortillas)
• 2 ripe mangoes
• 1 cup cooked black beans
• 3 green onions, finely chopped
• 2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced
• 2 teaspoons fresh gingerroot, minced
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
• 3 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 tablespoon brown rice syrup
• salt
• cayenne pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 using a cookie or biscuit cutter, cut the tortillas into 2-inch circles.
• 3 brush both sides of each circle with vegetable oil and press the circles into miniature muffin tins.
• 4 bake the tortilla circles for six minutes or until they are crisp.
• 5 let cool.
• 6 peel the mangoes and dice them into 1/4-inch pieces.
• 7 combine the mangoes with the remaining ingredients and stir gently.
• 8 add additional lime juice, brown rice syrup, or salt, if needed.
• 9 place a heaping teaspoon of salsa into each corn cup.