Vegetarian tostadas
These vegetarian tostadas may be lacking meat, but they are certainly not lacking flavor! These tasty tostadas are made with vegetarian refried beans, queso dip, lettuce, onion, and lime.
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 8 tostada shells
- 1 can refried beans (vegetarian)
- 1 cup lettuce (shredded)
- 1/4 onion (diced)
- lime juice
Queso
- 1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp all purpose flour (gluten free)
- 1 jalapeño
- 1/2 tsp paprika (sweet)
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
Queso dip
- Heat a small to medium sized pan over medium low to medium heat. Add about half of the butter to the pot.
- Dice the jalapeños into small pieces.
- Cook the jalapeños in the butter for 3 - 5 minutes until they start to soften.
- Add the flour and the rest of the butter to the pot. Cook the flour for 1 - 2 minutes until it lightly browns.
- Add the heavy cream to the pot. Slowly stir the heavy cream into the flour a little bit at a time to ensure that the flour does not clump up.
- Add the paprika, salt, and pepper to the pot.
- Remove the pot from the heat then add the mozzarella cheese and the sharp cheddar cheese. Continue to stir the queso dip until the cheese melts.
Vegetarian tostadas
- Prepare the vegetables. Slice the lettuce into thin strips and dice the onions into small pieces.
- Transfer the refried beans into a microwave safe container and reheat the beans in the microwave. Cook the beans for 60 - 90 seconds on high heat. You may want to mix the beans half way through the cook time to ensure that they heat evenly.
- Assemble the tostadas. Spread a thin layer of refried beans over the tostada shells then drizzle the queso dip over the refried beans. Spread the lettuce and onion over the top of the queso dip. Top the tostadas off with a squirt of lime juice.