Chocolate Blackbean Mole Recipe

Chocolate Blackbean Mole Recipe

Whoever invented mole should really have a medal. A mole is a traditional Mexican sauce spiked with spices, chilli and a little dark chocolate. This version is packed full of beautiful vegies and legumes and is rich in fibre to nourish your gut and microbiome. I love serving this dish with some corn chips and yoghurt, but you could also use it as a taco filling, alongside rice or with an egg on top for breakfast.

Serves: 4–5

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Chocolate Blackbean Mole Recipe

By: Meg Thompson

Whoever invented mole should really have a medal! A mole is a traditional Mexican sauce spiked with spices, chilli and a little dark chocolate.


Servings

4-5

Prep time

Cook time

Recipe


Ingredients

  • 1 onion, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 2 tbsp oil or ghee
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • 2 tsp ground coriander
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • ½ tsp dried oregano
  • 250g sweet potato, diced
  • 400g tin tomatoes
  • Tin black beans, rinsed & drained
  • 1 corn cob, kernels sliced off
  • 50g red capsicum, diced
  • ½ cup broth or water
  • ¼-½ tsp sea salt
  • 10-12g good-quality dark chocolate
  • Yoghurt, coriander, pepitas, chilli & corn chips, to serve

Method


  • Add onion and garlic to large saucepan with 2 tbsp oil or ghee and sauté until soft.
  • Add spices and oregano and cook for 1-2 mins, until fragrant.
  • Add sweet potato, tomato, black beans, corn, capsicum, broth/water and salt and simmer, covered, for 10 mins.
  • Add chocolate and continue to simmer until vegetables are cooked through.
  • Serve with yoghurt, coriander, pepitas, chilli and corn chips, as desired.

  

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Meg Thompson

Meg Thompson

Meg Thompson is a practising naturopath, cook, mother, writer and passionate wholefood enthusiast based in Melbourne. Meg’s interest in health, food and the role of food as medicine has shaped her career and lifestyle. Following an early career in psychology and education, she completed studies in naturopathy, nutrition and herbal medicine and now runs a successful clinical practice. Meg works from a philosophy that food is much more than something to fill our bellies, but a source of nourishment, deliciousness, education, ritual and celebration, best shared with those we love.

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