Tortilla Triangles With Avocado Salsa Food

ROASTED TOMATO SALSA WITH A SMASHED AVOCADO AND CHIPS

Steps:

• Smashed Avocado:;
• Preheat grill over high heat.
• Grill the tomatoes until charred. Remove from heat to a small bowl until cool enough to tough. Peel and reserve.
• Add the dried peppers to a saute pan on the grill, and cook for 30 seconds to 1 minute on each side to bring out the aroma. Do not burn.
• To a blender, add the tomatoes, all of the peppers, cilantro, garlic, lime, onion and salt, to taste. Blend until almost smooth.
• Cut tortillas into triangles and brush with vegetable oil. Add to a perforated grill pan on the grill. Cook a couple of minutes on each side until they turn a light golden color and are crisp. Do not burn. Remove to a serving bowl and season with salt, cumin and a squeeze of lime.
• Halve, pit, peel and slice the avocado. Add to a bowl, sprinkle with the lime juice and season with salt, to taste. Coarsely mash.
• Serve chips in a large bowl tossed with salsa and avocado.
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FIESTA SHRIMP AND AVOCADO SALSA

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients except for avocados.
• Blend well to incorporate flavors.
• Finally mix in avocados.
• Chill till serving.
• We serve with flour tortillas cut into triangles and deep fried till lightly browned.

HOMEMADE TORTILLA CHIPS WITH GUACAMOLE & CHARRED TOMATO SALSA

Steps:

• To make the tortillas, heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Brush both sides of the tortillas with the oil, then cut into triangles with scissors. Arrange in a single layer on 1 or 2 baking sheets and bake for 7-8 mins. Remove, sprinkle with salt and set aside.
• To make the guacamole, halve and stone the avocados, then spoon the flesh into a bowl. Pour over the lime juice and a sprinkle of salt, then crush with a potato masher until puréed but still chunky. Add onion, coriander, chillies and chipotle paste. Stir through and set aside until needed.
• For the salsa, place the tomatoes, cut-side up, in a shallow baking tray. Season, and place under the grill until blackened, about 15 mins. Meanwhile, in a dry non-stick frying pan, blacken the chillies and garlic. Keep turning to darken on all sides, about 10 mins. When done, peel the garlic and place in a food processor. Place the chillies in a plastic bag to steam for a few mins, then peel, deseed and stem. Add the flesh to the food processor along with the tomatoes, onion, coriander, lime juice and chipotle paste. Season and pulse until chunky.

AVOCADOS WITH STRAWBERRY SALSA AND CRISPY TORTILLA STRIPS

Steps:

• Make salsa:
• Wearing rubber gloves, remove stems, seeds, and ribs from chili and chop fine.
• In a bowl stir together chili and remaining salsa ingredients. Salsa may be made several hours ahead and chilled, covered.
• Stack tortillas and cut them in half. Cut stacks crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick strips and in a heavy skillet heat 1/2 inch oil over moderate heat until hot but not smoking. Working in three batches, fry tortilla strips until crisp and golden, about 30 seconds, and with a slotted spoon transfer to paper towels to drain. Sprinkle fried tortilla strips with salt to taste.
• Halve avocados, removing pits, and peel. Slice each half lengthwise into 6 wedges and fan onto 4 salad plates.
• Spoon about 1/3 cup strawberry salsa over each avocado fan and mound crispy tortilla strips alongside.

RICK'S POTATO AND CHORIZO TACOS WITH AVOCADO SALSA

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, bring 1 quart of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes, and simmer until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain, and set aside.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, combine chorizo and onion. Cook, stirring often, until sausage is cooked through and onion is soft, about 10 minutes. If sausage has rendered more than a light coating of fat over bottom of skillet, pour off extra. Add potatoes, and continue to cook over medium heat, stirring often, until potatoes begin to brown, about 8 minutes. As mixture cooks, mash everything together a little with back of a spoon or a spatula, scraping up any crusty bits of potato, so that it roughly holds together. Cover, and keep warm over very low heat.
• Meanwhile, in a food processor fitted with the steel blade, combine tomatillos, garlic, and jalapeno. Pulse until fine. Add avocado, and pulse until combined. Season with salt.
• Wrap tortillas in a warm, damp kitchen towel, put them in a microwave-safe casserole dish, and cover. Warm in the microwave for 4 minutes, remove, and let stand a few minutes. Top each tortilla with potato mixture and avocado salsa, fold in half, and serve.

TOMATILLO-AVOCADO SALSA WITH TORTILLA CHIPS

Steps:

• Place chopped tomatillos in strainer set over large bowl and let drain 1 hour. Discard juices in bowl. Transfer tomatillos to large serving bowl. Add avocados, red onion, cilantro, lime juice, olive oil, and chiles; stir gently to mix. Season salsa to taste with salt. DO AHEAD: Can be made 2 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate.
• Serve salsa with tortilla chips.
• Green, tomato-like fruits with papery husks; available in the produce section of some supermarkets and at Latin markets.

LAYERED RAGU TACO SALAD WITH CRISPY TORTILLA TRIANGLES#RAGU

Steps:

• Cut each tortilla into 6 wedges. Spray cookie sheets with no-stick cooking spray. Add tortilla wedges in a single layer. Spray tops of tortilla wedges with no-stick cooking spray. Sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground sea salt. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 15 minutes, or until crisp.
• In a 9-inch skillet over medium heat, cook and stir Italian sausage until browned. Drain off any fat. Measure out 1/2 cup Ragu sauce and set aside. Add remaining Ragu sauce, black beans, chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder and crushed red pepper. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture begins to boil. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, combine mashed avocados, remaining 1/2 cup Ragu sauce, spring onions, 1/2 cup cilantro, jalapeno peppers, minced garlic, lime juice, remaining salt, black pepper and pine nuts.
• To serve, place one cup arugula on each of 4 serving plates. Spoon on sausage, Ragu and black bean mixture. Top each with avocado mixture. Spoon onto each 1 tablespoon sour cream followed by the cheddar cheese and remaining 1/4 cup cilantro. Serve with the crispy tortilla triangles.
• Makes 4 servings.