Saturday, March 07, 2009

Mexican Tostada

1 Box of Spanish Rice Roni
1 Box of Tostada Shell (makes 4 tostadas)
1 can of refried beans
1 bottle of La Victoria Salsa(Hot) Sauce
1/2 Tbsp Sour Cream
1 Avocado
Lemon Juice
Veggies: Lettuce,Green Pepper,Red Pepper,Tomato,Onion,Jalapenos,Green Onions,Coriander(cut into small pieces.....amount can be changed based on your liking)
Mexican Cheese

Recipe:

1) Empty the Refried beans can into a vessel and heat it for few minutes till it becomes soft paste.Add 1 1/2 tsp of red chilli powder and salt to taste.
2)To make guacamole paste: Peel the guacamole and remove the seed. Put it in a food chopper along with half onion, 2 tbsp of lemon and salt. Add some water to make a fine paste. You can adjust the salt and lemon as per taste. After done cover it with a plastic wrap without leaving any space between the paste and the wrap. This will prevent it from getting oxidized and turning black.
3) Prepare spanish rice according to instructions on the box.
To prepare the tostada
4) Take the tostada shells and spread refried bean paste on the tostada shell base and on the edges till you cant see the shell surface. top this with mexican cheese and put it in the oven at 350F.
5) Heat it in oven till the cheese melts. Make sure the shell dont turn brown or burn.
6) Take the shells out and spread mexican rice evenly on them.
7) In a large bowl mix all the chopped vegetables along with sour cream,lemon juice,guacamole paste, salt and salsa sauce. Adjust the ingredients as per taste.
8) Fill up the shell with this mixture of veggies.
9) Spread some coriander and cheese on the top.

Enjoy !!

Here is the link for the spanish rice that we use
http://www.amazon.com/Rice-Roni-Mexican-Style-6-4-Ounce/dp/B000YPQBSQ/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=grocery&qid=1236496678&sr=1-3

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