Avocado-Heirloom Tomato Tostada
This is so simple it doesn’t really require a recipe, but we aim to please. It’s way more delicious than its basic ingredients would suggest; it really features the deep, fabulous flavor of heirloom corn in the crisp (but not fried) tostada base. Keep a batch of the homemade bases in a zipper bag, and you can whip these up whenever a ripe avocado and tomato beckon.
Makes one tostada.
Ingredients
1/2 large avocado
1 tostada (crispy tortilla), preferably home-made from heirloom masa harina
1/2 lime, cut in two wedges
3 thin slices of ripe heirloom tomato
Nice sea salt such as Maldon, fleur de sel, or — if you can get it — sea salt from Mexico
Freshly ground black pepper or red pepper flakes
Cilantro leaves for garnish (optional)
Instructions
1. Thinly slice the avocado and arrange the slices on the tostada. Squeeze one of the lime wedges over it.
2. Layer the tomato slices over the avocado. Sprinkle with the sea salt and the black pepper or red pepper flakes, and decorate with cilantro leaves, if desired. Serve with the other lime wedge.
Avocado-Heirloom Tomato Tostada
Ingredients
- 1/2 large avocado
- 1 tostada (crispy tortilla), preferably home-made from heirloom masa harina
- 1/2 lime, cut in two wedges
- 3 thin slices of ripe heirloom tomato
- Nice sea salt such as Maldon, fleur de sel, or — if you can get it — sea salt from Mexico
- Freshly ground black pepper or red pepper flakes
- Cilantro leaves for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Thinly slice the avocado and arrange the slices on the tostada. Squeeze one of the lime wedges over it.
- Layer the tomato slices over the avocado. Sprinkle with the sea salt and the black pepper or red pepper flakes, and decorate with cilantro leaves, if desired. Serve with the other lime wedge.