Red Bean Samosa

1 cup red beans

1/2 red onion

1 cup mashed potatoes (either from scratch or instant)

1/4 cup Daiya cheddar cheese

3 large tortillas, sliced in half

1 cup romaine lettuce

curry powder

1: Preheat oven to 400°F

2: Saute chopped red onion in a medium-sized pan then add red beans.

3: Cook red beans on medium heat until soft enough to mash.  At this point, also add the mashed potatoes.

4: Curry is a very tricky spice.  If you add too little, you might as well not have added any.  If you add too much, however, you'll feel like you've taken a bite of an incense stick from your local hippy shop!  My advice: add slowly, simmer for a minute, then taste.  The flavor comes out the slower you cook the beans.  You can also add peas at this point if you'd like, however, I like to reserve peas for the more traditional samosa.

5: Take the 1/2 tortilla and cut the rounded part off the top.  You'll have to maneuver the bean/potato mixture around until you're able to make a triangle envelope out of this thing.  Do some experimenting here!

6: Bake samosa on a baking sheet for approximately 6 minutes, or until lightly browned.  You can flip it over at this point if you'd like both sides browned, or just leave as is to enjoy a softer samosa.

7: Spread over a bed of romaine lettuce and enjoy with a balsamic vinaigrette or a homemade pepper vinaigrette (if you're feeling saucy).

This is also delicious with a side of roasted pepper rice. :)