Vegetarian Tostados With Avocado And Cheese

Total Time: 31 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 flour tortillas, 6 -7 inches in diameter
• 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup finely shredded lettuce
• 1/4 cup diced ripe tomato
• 2 teaspoons jalapenos, minced and seeded
• 1/4 cup canned vegetarian refried beans
• 6 tablespoons mashed ripe avocados
• 1/4 cup cheese or 1/4 cup goat cheese or 1/4 cup feta or 1/4 cup monterey jack cheese or 1/4 cup cheddar cheese
• 6 pitted jumbo olives, thinly sliced
• 4 slices sweet onions, separated into rings

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 brush tortillas lightly on both sides with 11/2 tsp of the oil. place on baking sheet and bake until crisp and golden, about 6 - 8 minutes.
• 3 in small bowl, combine the remaining 1 tbsp oil with the vinegar, salt, pepper, and 1 tbsp plus 1 tsp water.
• 4 whisk or beat with a fork until well blended.
• 5 in medium bowl, toss the lettuce, tomato and jalapeno pepper.
• 6 pour vinaigrette over the salad and toss.
• 7 spread 1 tbsp of the refried beans over each tortilla.
• 8 spread 2 tbsps of the mashed avocado over the beans on each tostada.
• 9 tops with the salad and garnish with the cheese, olive slices, and onions rings.