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    Vegetarian Tostadas

    Published: Apr 16, 2012 · Modified: Aug 3, 2023 by thekitchenprep · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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    Vegetarian Tostadas! You won't miss a thing when you bite into these vegetarian pinto bean tostadas topped with nectarine salsa! A fantastic meatless Monday alternative.

    Saturday afternoon I spent forever some time sitting cross-legged in my garage going through boxes that I've been putting off sorting through for years. {Check out TKP's Facebook page to see a picture of how I lured the husband into helping...}

    Organizing and spring cleaning takes me forever and a day because I tend to start reminiscing as I go through each piece. {Not to mention, it starts to bring out hoarding tendencies that I never even knew I had.}

    So, after hours of sifting through "vintage finds", I called it a day and retreated to the comfort of my couch where I rewarded myself with browsing hundreds of posts that have been accumulating in my Google Reader, and pinning about a bajillion things that I'm dying to try.

    Oddly enough, the recipe I'm sharing with you isn't one of those, but rather, it's inspired by one I found in an old {Circa 2001} Weight Watchers magazine I found in a box that hadn't been opened for about 7 years.

    Guess all that sifting was worth it after all.

    This particular magazine was not exactly filled with gems {I'm not a huge fan of recipes that start with "Open 1 bag of instant mashed potatoes."...}, but I did flip through and find a few recipes that looked interesting or could be modified to fit my personal meal ideals.

    This recipe was originally "Bean-Goat Cheese Tostadas with Tomato Mango Salsa". But guess what? The hubs and I spend our Sunday kayaking in the gorgeous sunshine instead of tending to errands such as grocery shopping, so we didn't have a mango on hand.

    We did, however, have some nectarines that have been hanging around waiting to be used or eaten... problem solved.

    So, I present to you... Pinto Bean & Goat Cheese Tostadas topped with Nectarine Salsa. An eclectic combo, I know, but fantastically good!

    If garage cleaning can inspire such yummy things, I may just have to start doing it more often. 🙂

    Vegetarian Tostadas

    The Kitchen Prep
    Vegetarian Tostadas! You won't miss a thing when you bite into these vegetarian pinto bean tostadas topped with nectarine salsa!
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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 10 minutes mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine American, Mexican
    Servings 4 servings

    Ingredients
      

    • 8 corn tortillas
    • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • 1 can pinto beans rinsed & drained
    • 1 teaspoon chili powder
    • 1 teaspoon cumin
    • ½ teaspoon coriander
    • 1 lime juice divided
    • ½ cup goat cheese or queso fresco/queso blanco

    For Nectarine Salsa

    • 3 nectarines pitted & diced
    • 2 small plum tomatoes diced
    • ½ a white onion minced
    • 4 tablespoons cilantro chopped
    • 2 teaspoon honey
    • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
    • ½ teaspoon sea salt

    Instructions
     

    For Tostadas

    • Prehead oven to 350°F.
    • On a large baking pan, spread out corn tortillas so that they are not overlapping. Brush lightly with olive oil.
    • Bake until lightly golden and edges begin to get wavy, 8-10 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool slightly. (They will crisp as they cool.)
    • Meanwhile, place rinsed pinto beans in a medium bowl. Add chili powder, cumin, coriander, and the juice from half a lime. Mash with a fork until desired consistency is reached. Set aside.

    For Nectarine Salsa

    • In another bowl, combine diced nectarine, tomatoes, white onion, cilantro, honey, sea salt and juice from the remaining half of a lime. Combine well.

    Assembly

    • Heat the pinto bean mixture in the microwave. Spread a few tablespoons onto each tostada. Top with nectarine salsa, and sprinkle with goat cheese.
    • Garnish with chopped cilantro if desired.

    Pinto Bean & Goat Cheese Tostadas
    Inspired by Weight Watchers Magazine - Down to Earth

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