AVOCADO BLACK BEAN FETA WRAPS

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Ingredients

Quinoa Wrap
1 cup of dry quinoa, or feel free to use any leftover quinoa you have - Note: This makes up a full batch of quinoa, but I use it up all week in this wrap, as well as other dishes.
2 cups filtered water
1 15-ounce can of black beans, drained - You will also store any unused black beans for future wraps
1 ripe avocado
6-8 spinach leaves
Monterey jack cheese to taste
feta cheese to taste
large (9-inch) multi-grain, spinach or gluten free tortilla - You could also skip the tortilla and wrap it in lettuce or collard green, or just mix the quinoa mixture with some spinach leaves
avocado-tahini dip
1 medium ripe avocado, peeled and diced
1/3 cup well stirred tahini - make sure this is a level cup, as too much tahini will overpower the dip
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (approx. 1 lemon)
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
2 tablespoons cilantro, minced
1/2 teaspoon coarse sea salt
1/4 cup filtered water

Steps:

Peel and dice your avocado, measure out the 1/3 cup tahini, squeeze up your 3 tablespoons lemon juice and wash and mince your cilantro leaves. Combine the avocado, tahini, lemon juice, cumin, cilantro and sea salt in a mini prep or food processor and puree until smooth. Make sure to scrape down the sides one or two times so that everything gets mixed in. The mixture will be pretty thick and chunky at this point. Add in the 1/4 cup water and puree again until blended and smooth. The water helps to get the dip to a creamier consistency. Feel free to add a bit more water to get the dip to a consistency that you like. I found that using 1/4 cup or splash more was perfect. The dip can be stored in a well sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Next, let's make up your quinoa. Bring the 1 cup well rinsed quinoa and 2 cups water to a boil in a medium sauce pan. Once the quinoa has come to a boil, give it a stir, cover it, and reduce the heat to simmer. Cook the quinoa until all the water is absorbed, about 10-15 minutes. Note: Please check your package of quinoa for cooking instructions, as they all vary. The quinoa is done when its tender and you can see the little quinoa curlicues. Now, let's assemble the wrap! Assembling the wrap is all a personal preference. Some of you are going to want huge wraps and others of you are going to want a smaller wrap. So with that being said, take the amount of quinoa that you want to put in your wrap and put it in a small bowl, add in some black beans and then heat up the quinoa and black bean mixture either via the stove top or microwave. Mix in some of the avocado tahini dip to the quinoa and black bean mixture. The amount of avocado-tahini dip you add in is to taste. I like to add in enough to make the quinoa a bit creamy. The more avocado-tahini dip you add, the more flavor the quinoa will have.