Arepas with Savory Topping

Venezuelan street vendors stuff thick arepas with rice or eggs. Our recipe creates thin arepas, which are best topped with beans, salsa, and cheese.

Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 1 topped arepa)

Ingredients

• 6  Arepas
• 1 1/2  cups  Simple Black Beans, reheated
• 6  tablespoons  Avocado Salsa
• 9  tablespoons  crumbled queso fresco

Preparation

1. Arrange arepas on a platter. Spoon 1/4 cup Simple Black Beans onto each arepa. Top each serving with 1 tablespoon Avocado Salsa and 1 1/2 tablespoons queso fresco.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

163 (27% from fat)

Fat:

4.9g (sat 1.5g,mono 1.9g,poly 0.9g)

Protein:

7.1g

Carbohydrate:

25.6g

Fiber:

5g

Cholesterol:

7mg

Iron:

2.4mg

Sodium:

362mg

Calcium:

118mg