Tostada with stewed beans and avocado salsa
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Read about white beans in the BrightCulinary Book
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- 1 clove garlic
- 1 cup beans
- 1 whole lime
- 1 whole onion
- 1 whole jalapeno
- cumin
Mince the onion, jalapeno and garlic very fine; they are for flavor only.
- canola oil
- chicken stock
- 1 bundle cilantro stems
Heat a medium sauce pot on high with a little canola oil; sweat the vegetables with the cumin, add the beans and cover generously with chicken stock. Add a bundle of cilantro stems.
Simmer on medium 30 to 45 minutes. Soaking the beans in water a day ahead shortens the cooking.
- avocados
- blistered jalapenos
- onion
- cilantro
- water
Blister jalapenos under the broiler; blend with avocados, onion, lime, cilantro and a little water into a green sauce.
Green avocado sauce
Toss shaved red onion, butter lettuce and picked cilantro for a garnish salad.
- red onion
- butter lettuce
- corn tortillas
Fry the corn tortillas in a little canola oil until crisp.
- canola oil
- sour cream
Assemble: crisp tortilla, stewed beans, salad, avocado salsa and a dollop of sour cream.