Mexican Tostada Salad
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
-
5
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1⁄2 onion, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 (340 g) package yves veggie ground round (precooked soy protein mixture)
- 3⁄4 cup tomato juice
- 5 cups lettuce, shredded
- 10 tostadas
- 1⁄2 cup salsa
- 1⁄2 cup old cheddar cheese or 1/2 cup monterey jack cheese, shredded
- 1 avocado, peeled, pitted and chopped
- 2 plum tomatoes or 2 vine-ripened tomatoes, chopped
- 2 green onions, sliced
directions
- In skillet, heat oil over medium heat; fry onion and garlic, stirring occasionally, for 3 minutes. Add chili powder and coriander; fry until onion is softened, about 2 minutes. Add soy protein mixture and tomato juice, breaking up with a spoon. Cook until very thick, about 5 minutes.
- Place small handfuls of lettuce on each of 5 plates or shallow bowls. Top each with 1 tostada, another handful of the remaining lettuce, 1/4 cup of the soy protein mixture, then some each of the salsa, cheese, avocado, tomatoes, and green onions. Repeat layers once.
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