Mexican smashed bean tostadas

This tasty, gluten-free recipe is full of the flavours of Mexico and delivers five of your daily vegetable serves.

Serves: 4

Time to make: 20 mins

Hands-on time: 10 mins

Ingredients

More weights & measures

8 small corn sweetcornXtortillas
435g can refried beans
1 avocado
2 limes
300g jar salsa dip
1 baby cos lettuce, shredded
2 large tomatoes, roughly chopped
2 carrots, cut into matchsticks
80g reduced-fat feta
fresh coriandercilantroX leaves, to serve

Instructions

Stay Awake

1 Working in batches, lightly spray both sides of tortillas with olive oil, then grill over medium-high heat for 1–2 minutes on each side or until crisp.

2 Heat beans according to can instructions. Mash avocado, mixing in a little lime juice.

3 Put 2 tortillas on each serving plate. Top evenly with warmed beans, a little salsa, lettuce, tomato and carrot. Spoon over remaining salsa, then top with avocado. Scatter over feta and serve garnished with coriander leaves and lime wedges.

HFG tip

Try black beans in place of refried beans. Mash with half the salsa dip, then warm through over low heat.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 336 cal

Kilojoules 1431 kJ

Protein 13.1 g

Total fat 11.7 g

Saturated fat 3.1 g

Carbohydrates 43.4 g

Sugar 8.9 g

Dietary fibre 12 g

Sodium 733 mg

Calcium 138 mg

Iron 3 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.

First published: Jul 2021

2 comments on Mexican smashed bean tostadas

25315205 January 22, 2022 at 1:45 pm #

Quick, easy, healthy and yummy!

Log in to Reply
25315205 May 29, 2022 at 5:50 pm #

Ticks all the boxes. Same as previous commenter: quick, easy, healthy, yummy!

Log in to Reply