Italian Tostada.
We like to take traditional foods and shake it up a bit the the foods we grew up with. The Italian tostada, is like a polenta chip covered with lentils. mozzarella. cheese, and fruit. It is a snack you will certainly have over and over again. It is a bright change to the traditional tostada. Enjoy.
See also: https://www.instructables.com/id/Our-food-instructables/
See also: https://www.instructables.com/id/Our-food-instructables/
Ingredients:
Tostada base
1 cup tortilla masa flour
1 cup warm water
1 pinch salt
1 pinch baking power
Toppings
1/4 cup drain cooked lentils
14 cup cheese
1/3 cup salad
1 tablespoon or so fruit.
salt
pepper
etc.
1 cup tortilla masa flour
1 cup warm water
1 pinch salt
1 pinch baking power
Toppings
1/4 cup drain cooked lentils
14 cup cheese
1/3 cup salad
1 tablespoon or so fruit.
salt
pepper
etc.
Corn Tortilla Base.
Add 1 cup warm water, 1 pinch baking soda, and one pinch salt for tortilla masa.
Mix with spoon till incorporateed.
Let siit in refrigerator for a while to rehydrate.
Take some of the mixture and make about a golf ball size golfball.
Squish flat with a frying pan or a tortilla press.
Gently lower ithe pressed tortilla into a screaming hot (oil-less) pan without your hands or finger touching it.
Let it cook for a minute on eash side.
Remove to a warm place till all the the dough is used in making tortllas.
Mix with spoon till incorporateed.
Let siit in refrigerator for a while to rehydrate.
Take some of the mixture and make about a golf ball size golfball.
Squish flat with a frying pan or a tortilla press.
Gently lower ithe pressed tortilla into a screaming hot (oil-less) pan without your hands or finger touching it.
Let it cook for a minute on eash side.
Remove to a warm place till all the the dough is used in making tortllas.
Lentils.
Boil lentils til tender. (a little baking soda can reduce cooking time).
Let cool in the fridge before putting in a plastic container.
Remove some lenils with a spider or holed spoon to drain the liquid thoroughly.
Lash with a potato masher or the like.
Put on top of a cooled corn tortilla.
Cheese
You can wither use store bought cheese or make your own and freeze for later. (https://www.instructables.com/id/Yet-another-cheese-making-episode/).
Take the stire bought mozzarella cheese and top the lentils.
Optional: maybe a few seconds in the microwave.
Take the stire bought mozzarella cheese and top the lentils.
Optional: maybe a few seconds in the microwave.
Salad, Fruit and Etc.
Add the salad on top,
Spoon some fruit on top of that.
You could add just a bit of pepper andd what ever else suits you.
Spoon some fruit on top of that.
You could add just a bit of pepper andd what ever else suits you.
Done.
Hope you enjoy our Italian tostadas. They are great for game day. We had quite a few during the last playoff games. They are a nice change to the traditional pizza and you do not have to tip the delivery person. Yummy yummy yummy!