Tomato Salsa Tostados

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Tomato Salsa Tostados (1)

Mexican food is fantastic – I’m sure everyone agrees with that, and who wouldn’t want an evening meal which tastes like nachos but is much better for you? These tostados are bright, tasty and you can easily omit or limit the amount of cheese and soured cream to make them seriously healthy. I’m too much of a dairy fan to do this though.

If you haven’t made tostados before, do it! They’re like little pizzas on a tortilla, and you can use any toppings you like. I love these ones because they embrace Mexican flavours – but you don’t need to do that at all – you could easily make Greek ones with black olives and feta, or you could use any of your favourite pizza toppings.

These ones are surprsingly filling because of the avocado, and so I don’t think you need any meat. If you really wanted to add some, you could top with some cooked chicken breast.

These tostados will be ready in 20 minutes, and will serve 2.

Tomato Salsa Tostados (2)

Tomato Salsa Tostados

2 tortilla wraps

2 tbsps olive oil

1 onion

1 x 400g tin chopped tomatoes

1 x 400g tin borlotti beans

1 handful coriander

1 yellow pepper

2 tsps smoked paprika

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

20g grated cheddar

20g soured cream

1 avocado

1 spring onion

1 red chilli

1. Preheat the oven to 220 degrees. Place the tortilla wraps flat on a baking tray (use 2 if you need to), drizzle with half of the olive oil and bake in the oven for approximately 5 minutes until starting to crisp. Remove from the oven.

2. Pour the rest of the olive oil into a saucepan. Chop the onion and add to the saucepan. Cook over a medium heat for 2 minutes, then add the chopped coriander stalks (reserve the leaves for later).

3. Add the chopped tomatoes, borlotti beans, sliced yellow pepper, smoked paprika and cinnamon. Simmer for 10 minutes, until thick.

4. Spoon the tomato mixture onto the tortillas, as you would a pizza sauce onto a pizza base. Top each one with grated cheese, then put back in the oven for 5 minutes until the cheese is melted and the tortillas are golden.

5. Top each tostado with a dollop of soured cream, sliced avocado, a handful of coriander leaves and some sliced spring onion and chilli. Enjoy!

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19 thoughts on “Tomato Salsa Tostados”

  1. anabelsbeautytalk January 19, 2015 / 8:15 pm

    That looks so delicious! actually everything on your blog makes me so hungry haha ❤

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  3. susjdavy January 19, 2015 / 8:45 pm

    Mmmm I love mexican foods! These look lovely and a great mid-week dinner!

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  4. nazima January 19, 2015 / 10:21 pm

    lovely recipe – simple for an evening meal and so healthy.

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  7. shelikesitfresh January 20, 2015 / 10:53 am

    I absolutley love Mexican food, especially a quick and easy recipe like this. Thanks for sharing!

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  8. anakronistical January 20, 2015 / 3:28 pm

    Mmm… now I’m hungry 🙂 Thanks for sharing!

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  11. lucy @ BakingQueen74 January 20, 2015 / 9:25 pm

    i have to say your tostados sound wonderful, and I love how easy they sound to make too. Pinning to be tried out on my family very soon!

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    • harrietyoung38 January 20, 2015 / 9:29 pm

      Thanks Lucy – they are so easy to make. I’d love to hear how you get on with them!

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