Mexican Vegan Recipes: Tostadas

Eating healthy is essential nowadays, with some even embracing the vegan way of living. It's not easy to find delicious vegan recipes, especially if you're craving ethnic cuisine such as Mexican food. Though its not know to be the healthiest cuisine (with all the saturated fat and lard in most dishes) you may be surprised at how many key ingredients are actually healthy. A good example of the ingredients are staples such as beans, tomatoes, avocados, chillies, corn and peppers. These rich ingredients are packed with protein, vitamins and minerals. Combine these ingredients and a few more you will be able to create wonderful recipes like a healthy tostada. Tostadas are tortilla shells that have been toasted topped with bean, salsa, cheese and practically anything you want. To toast the shells brush them lightly on each side with your oil of choice (try olive or peanut oil) and place them on a baking sheet in an oven preheated to 400. Bake them for about 3-6 minutes or until light brown.
These three recipes shows you the versatility of the dish. For those who are not Vegans, you can add shredded chicken, shredded pork and even seafood.
Tofu Tostadas
Ingredients
1 cake (8oz.) firm TOFU, diced
2 tbsp. Vegetable Oil
1 can(4oz) diced Green Chiles
1/2 tsp. Garlic Salt
12 Tostadas Shells
1 can Vegetarian Re-fried Beans
1/2 head Lettuce, shredded
1 cup shredded Longhorn Cheese
2 Tomatoes, diced
Sour Cream
Salsa
Directions
*In a pan set to medium heat, fry the tofu until slightly brown
*Add chillies and garlic
*Saute for 2 minutes and set aside

Mateo Gomez is a mexican food lover, and the founder of Allaboutmexicanfood.com. Be sure to visit his site for more great tostada recipes.

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