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Black Bean Salad

Two aromatic Mexican herbs, epazote and hoja santa, have arrived here with cheeses made by Paula Lambert’s Mozzarella Company in Dallas. Epazote, a bitter herb used sparingly, is mixed with green chilies in queso blanco (top in photo), a mild, fresh, squeaky-textured white cheese that gets squeakier, not softer, when heated ($10 per lb.). Hoja santa, a big leaf with a mint-anise-tarragon fragrance, is wrapped around a chunk of soft, fresh chèvre (goat) cheese (left and right in photo), imparting to it a subtle taste and smell ($14 per lb.). To order, call (800) 798-2954. Shipping costs extra.

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Try the hoja santa goat cheese on toasted tortilla chips or dried banana chips. Slice the queso blanco to eat plain or use it in this simple salad.

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