Jamaican Jerk Black Bean Tacos with Roasted Corn Salsa. 25 minute Tacos with grilled corn, full of flavor. Vegan Soy-free Recipe. Can be gluten-free with gf (corn or other gluten-free) tortillas or lettuce leaves. Pin this post. Jump to Recipe
These super easy Tacos come together within minutes. Drain cans of black beans, add Jamaican jerk spice and onions and cook for a few. Meanwhile roast some corn, shuck and make a bowl of salsa. Assemble, add some avocado and lime juice and serve.
I love to season beans differently with the various seasonings available in the many cuisines from countires and regions. These black beans are seasoned liberally with from scratch jamaican jerk seasoning. You can use premade jamaican jerk blend or other blends like cajun spice etc. Add whatever spices and herbs you have to the beans. Use other beans for variation. Toss in some chopped veggies or summer squash to cook with the beans.
These Summer Tacos are ready within 25 minutes! What are your favorite spice blends or seasoning to use with black beans?
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Jamaican Jerk Black Bean Tacos with Roasted Corn Salsa
Ingredients
Jamaican Jerk Black Beans:
- 30 oz (850.49 g) can black beans or about 3 cups cooked
- 1 tsp oil
- 1/2 (0.5 ) red onion finely chopped
- 1.5 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp dried parsley
- ½ tsp (0.5 tsp) salt depends on if the beans were salted
- 1 tsp paprika
- ½ to ¾ tsp (1/2 to 3/4 tsp) cayenne or use habanero
- ¼ to ½ tsp (1/4 to 1/2 tsp) black pepper
- a good dash of cinnamon nutmeg and all spice.
- 1 tsp or more lime juice
- 3 tbsp water
- ¼ tsp (0.25 tsp) sugar or other sweetener
Roasted Corn Salsa
- 1.5 cups (249.28 g) of corn kernels or 2 ears of corn
- 1/2 (0.5 ) red onion finely chopped
- 1/4 cup (4 g) cilantro chopped
- salt pepper, cayenne and lime juice to taste
Other Additions:
- Avocado
- salt pepper, lime juice
Instructions
Jamaican Jerk Black Beans:
- Drain the black beans, wash, drain and set aside. Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat.. Add onions and cook until translucent. 4 to 5 mins.
- Add the beans, spices, herbs and water and mix well. At this point, you can add in some chopped veggies. Partially cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Stir occasionally. Taste and adjust salt and heat.
Roast the corn:
- Grill the ears of corn over a grill or gas flame until grilled to preference. Cut the kernels off the cob and use. Or Add frozen corn kernels to a heavy bottom skillet over high heat. Cook until most of the kernels have browned. Stir occasionally. 6 to 8 minutes
- Add the cooled corn to a bowl with the onions and cilantro. Add salt, pepper, cayenne and a dash of lime to taste. Add chopped tomatoes for variation.
Make the tacos:
- Heat the tortillas over direct flame to crisp some of the edges. Add a good helping of the black beans, roasted corn salsa, some avocado and a dash of lime. Serve!
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Catherine Sultana says
August 12, 2016 at 4:35 pmHi Vegan Richa!
I was thrilled to see this recipe forJamaican Jerk Black Bean Tacos as I am eating up my pantry and have a lonely jar of Jerk Seasoning I want to use up. Would I sub about 7 t. of that for the above list running from garlic powder to cinnamon? Sorry the brand is unknown for my label-less jar…
TIA
Richa says
August 12, 2016 at 4:59 pmHi Catherine, start with 1.5 tbsp of the seasning + 1 tsp garlic powder. Taste towards the end and add 1 to 2 tsp more. Some seasoning might have hot pepper or hot paprika, so add more after tasting.
Jennifer | scoutcooks.com says
August 13, 2016 at 9:44 amI’ve never seen these before…thanks for introducing us to them! Great looking tacos 🙂
Cassie says
August 14, 2016 at 2:47 pmThese look fantastic! Vegan tacos always have the most flavors 🙂 I love that these use Jamaican-inspired ingredients as well!
Taylor says
August 16, 2016 at 5:11 amMade these last night and they were so easy and yummy! Thanks for the awesome recipe!
Richa says
August 16, 2016 at 11:07 amAwesome!!
Lucie says
August 17, 2016 at 3:29 pmI love how quick these come together! Perfect weeknight dinner for sure. Black beans have such a unique flavor, they’re probably my favorite. As for spices, I’m rather partial to smoked paprika with these beans for some reason. I also like to pair them with sweet potatoes but that’s not really a seasoning 😀
Richa says
August 17, 2016 at 4:35 pmThanks Lucie!
clementine sykes says
August 18, 2016 at 4:41 amThese look great, really loving mexican stuff at the moment so will need to give these a try!
Sadie says
September 19, 2016 at 12:48 pmMade these tonight! We added warmed tomato passata to the roasted corn mix and chopped carrots to the bean mix. Delish.
Richa says
September 19, 2016 at 2:56 pmnice!
Debbie says
April 23, 2017 at 7:31 amLooks delicious!! What chopped veggies would you suggest to add in?
Thanks
Richa says
April 23, 2017 at 4:39 pmany roasted veggies will do like cauliflower, sweet potatoes, zucchini. You can sprinkle some of the jamaican jerk seasoning on the veggies before roasting
Carla says
July 1, 2018 at 11:23 amHi there —
Can I use canned black beans? I’m trying to figure out why I would need to add water in the recipe.
And should the thyme and parsley be fresh or dried?
Richa says
July 1, 2018 at 12:18 pmyes. A bit of moisture will help the spices infuse the beans, else they might dry up and start sticking to the pan.
dried parsley and thyme. You can also use fresh, use about 4 times the amountn in fresh
Carla says
July 1, 2018 at 12:19 pmThank you so very much!
Anna says
July 3, 2018 at 7:54 pmThis was tasty and good, i enjoyed the spice combo. I made an avocado lime cream to go with it. It is very savory and the corn is nice and sweet (i used frozen!) but if you dont use corn definitely add some honey to it.
Juliana Williams says
October 29, 2018 at 6:13 amLove the flavours that you have put into the jerk paste! I’m quite a novice when it comes to tacos. This one is very interesting, and looks pretty great too.
Jacklyn says
October 29, 2018 at 6:14 amI also have never met a taco that I didn’t like. I can tell that I would not just like these tacos, I would love them!
Jessica says
January 7, 2020 at 7:29 pmFiancé said this was maybe his favorite thing I’ve ever made. This is not the first time he has said this about one of your recipes. Thanks for helping me keep the family happy! 😁
Richa says
January 7, 2020 at 7:38 pmyay!
Susan says
June 25, 2020 at 6:16 amThis is so good!!! We loved the flavors and how quickly it came together. I am curious what chopped veggies would go well with this for the next time I make this.
Vegan Richa Support says
June 25, 2020 at 10:55 amChopped peppers or zucchini would be great!