Snack

Plantain & Black Bean Arepa with Queso Fresco & Lime

Name: Plantain & Black Bean Arepa with Queso Fresco & Lime
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup masarepa (corn flour for arepas); 1 cup warm water; ½ tsp sea salt; 1 ripe plantain (peeled, cut into 2cm rounds); 2 tbsp unsalted butter; ¾ cup cooked black beans (canned is fine; drained and rinsed); 100g queso fresco (crumbled or torn); 1 lime (cut into wedges); Black pepper to taste; 1 tsp neutral oil (for griddle)

Two pillowy arepas—made from masarepa (corn flour)—warmed and split, filled with buttery mashed plantain, earthy black beans, and crumbly queso fresco that softens into the heat. A squeeze of lime cuts through the richness. The Caribbean's most portable, satisfying snack.

895cal per serving 37gprotein 128gcarbs 29gfat 10min prep 20min cook 2serves

✓ Macros from a nutrition database · per serving · developed by The Delicious Kitchen with AI assistance, not independently kitchen-tested · how we calculate this