Three meat-free Mexican recipes for a flavourful feast

Sign up to IndyEat's free newsletter for weekly recipes, foodie features and cookbook releases Get our food and drink newsletter for free Get our food and drink newsletter for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Blistered green bean tacos with tomato pico and toasted almonds Serves: 4 Ingredients: 75g flaked almonds 500g green beans, topped 2 tbsp olive oil 3 garlic cloves, sliced 3 tbsp capers Sea salt For the small corn tortillas : 800g masa harina flour 1 tsp salt 600ml warm water Vegetable oil, for frying For the tomato pico: 6 very ripe plum or cherry tomatoes Small handful of coriander 1 small red onion, very finely diced 1-2 green chillies, preferably jalapeños, very finely chopped 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil Juice of 1-2 limes 1 tsp sea salt 1 tsp soft brown sugarSalt and pepper To serve: Crumbled feta Sliced avocado Method: 1. Roughly chop the coriander leaves and finely chop the stalks and stir into the tomatoes with the onion, chillies, oil, half the lime juice, the salt and sugar. Serves: 6 as a starter or fewer as part of a light meal Ingredients: 4 medium beetroot 2½ tbsp olive oil 30g sunflower seeds 1 avocado 1½ tbsp lime juice 2 tbsp chopped coriander stalks plus small handful of roughly chopped coriander leaves 3 radishes 2 spring onions, finely chopped Small handful of roughly chopped tarragon leaves Fine sea salt Cress or pea shoots, to garnish For the dressing: 1 Scotch bonnet chilli 1 small garlic clove, unpeeled ¼ tsp cumin seeds 1 tsp caster sugar 2 tbsp lime juice 7 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil Juice of ½ orange Salt Method: 1. Makes: 10-12 Ingredients: For the mango dipped in chili salt version: 2 small ripe mangoes Zest and juice of 1 lime 2-3 tbsp light agave nectar For the chilli-lime salt: 10g piquin chillies or Urfa chilli flakes 10g fine sea salt 100g caster sugar Zest of 1 lime For the Mexican chocolate version: 400ml almond or whole milk Few pinches of ground cinnamon 55g dark chocolate, chopped 55g milk chocolate, chopped 1-2 tbsp golden syrup 90g white chocolate 50g almonds Method: 1.