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Refried Beans Bagel

By Heather • October 27, 2011 • Breads, Kidney beans, Rolls, Breads & Pastries, Savoury

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Refried Beans Bagel

Last weekend Putin went up to Montreal for a few days to celebrate graduating (congratulations Putin!). The upside of this for me is that he, of course, brought back some of those fantastic Montreal bagels. In fact, they were so fantastic that my friend Jack ate all three of his at once.

I couldn’t quite match that, but I did come up with this novel and delicious way to get over not being able to have lox and cream cheese on it, and I dare say it was almost as good (I’m not going to pretend I don’t miss smoked salmon!). This is a bit of a cheat’s way to make simple refried beans but who really has the time to go the traditional route in the morning? Not me!

You’ll need:
(Feeds 2)
2 vegan bagels – from Montreal if possible!
2 cups tinned kidney beans, drained
1/4 cup water
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 tsp paprika
1 mini cucumber
2 tbsp capers
olive oil
hot sauce (if using)

Method:
Cook the kidney beans in a pan over a medium heat with the water until very soft – about 10 minutes
When all the water has evaporated, throw in a little olive oil and the crushed garlic clove
Fry with the beans for 2-3 minutes
Mash the beans and garlic together with a wooden spoon while heating
Add in the paprika and continue mashing
When the beans have reached your desired consistency (mostly mashed) remove from the heat
Cut both the bagels in half and place until the grill (broiler if you’re North American) until lightly browned
Spread 1/4 of the bean mixture on each bagel half
Push capers into the bean mixture until all are used up
Top with thinly chopped cucumber as in the photo
For extra awesomeness, top this with a drizzle of hot sauce
Enjoy!

This makes a great breakfast with a coffee and a paper, and it’s a great way to get some all-important super healthy beans into you in the morning time. It’s also fantastic for pretending you’re in Montreal, if you play some le Peuple de l’Herbe, dress nicely and speak French with a slightly strange accent.

C’est bon!

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Heather

Heather Parry is an English nomad, writer, editor and an unlikely foodie, coming from a Yorkshire background that mainly centred around meat-and-two-veg dinners and a very fussy childhood diet that didn’t even include pasta until she was 18. She can neck a tin of green peas in under ten seconds.

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5 Comments

  • Reply Annie Ruok October 30, 2011 at 7:53 pm

    Love your blog – just stumbled across it a couple of weeks ago & I am trying your sweet potato brownies (Aug. post). I always thought that Montreal bagels were made with egg. Aren't they?

  • Reply Annie Ruok October 30, 2011 at 8:21 pm

    sorry – just realized that your blog is vegetarian and some but not all your recipes are vegan. Will be trying more of your creations soon!

  • Reply Hevs October 30, 2011 at 11:12 pm

    Hey Annie! Thanks for the lovely comments, it really means a lot to me!

    You're right in noticing that not all these recipes are vegan. The most recent ones will be, as Putin and I took the plunge into veganism 5 or 6 weeks ago, but prior to that many of the recipes are just vegetarian. I try to cater for both now but the vast majority of posts will be vegan!

    You're also right in that Montreal bagels do traditionally contain egg. However Putin was lucky enough to find a couple of great vegan restaurants and got these bagels from there!

  • Reply Annie Ruok October 31, 2011 at 2:00 am

    Can you let me know the names of the vegan restaurants that have the eggless bagels? Thanks so much!

  • Reply Hevs November 2, 2011 at 6:33 pm

    Hey Annie! So the Mount Royal Bagel Bakery is a veggie-friendly restaurant in Montreal and has vegan bagels in a couple of different flavours. Their address and phone number are below 🙂

    Mount Royal Bagel Bakery
    709 Chemin Lucerne (at Rue Jean Talon O)
    Montreal Quebec H3R 2H7
    514-735-1174

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