Greek Tostadas Recipes

GREEK TOSTADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to BROIL.
• In a bowl, combine the cumin, oregano, chili powder, garlic powder, allspice and cinnamon with the refried beans.
• Divide and spread the bean mixture on pita bread. Add the cooked lamb, if using.
• Top with the bell pepper, diced tomato, green onion and cheese (use a combination of mizithra and cheddar if you want).
• Broil for approximately 2-3 minutes, watching oven *carefully*.
• Remove from oven and top with the lettuce and cilantro. Garnish with the salsa verde, sour cream and minced chili pepper, too!
• Note: Yield is for tostadas without the optional meat. Half pound indicated in recipe is pre-cooked.

GREEK ZUCCHINI TOSTADAS WITH TOMATO AND KALAMATA OLIVE SALSA

Steps:

• Before You Cook Turn oven on to 400 degrees. Let preheat, at least 10 minutes If using any fresh produce, thoroughly rinse and pat dry Prepare a baking sheet with foil and cooking spray Ingredient(s) used more than once: shallot Cooking Guidelines To ensure food safety, the FDA recommends the following as minimum internal cooking temperatures: Steak and Pork 145° F (rest cooked meat, 3 minutes) | Seafood 145° F | Chicken 165° F | Ground Beef 160° F | Ground Turkey 165° F | Ground Pork 160° F Customize It Instructions Meat lovers! If using protein, cook prior to cooking zucchini. If using whole chicken breasts, pat chicken dry and cut into 1" dice. Season with 1/4 tsp. salt. If using diced chicken, pat dry and season with 1/4 tsp. salt. Place a medium non-stick pan over medium-high heat and add 2 tsp. olive oil. Add diced chicken to hot pan and stir occasionally until chicken browns and reaches a minimum internal temperature of 165 degrees, 5-7 minutes. If using steak strips, separate into a single layer and pat dry. Season with 1/4 tsp. salt. Follow same instructions as chicken and add steak strips to hot pan. Stir occasionally until no pink remains, 4-6 minutes. 1 Bake the Tortillas Tostadas are a delicious, but messy treat. For this recipe, they can easily be converted to tacos. Simply warm tortillas in oven for 1-2 minutes after completing steps, omitting this step.Poke tortillas with a fork all over, 10 times for each tortilla.Place tortillas on prepared baking sheet. Drizzle with 1 tsp. olive oil and massage oil into tortillas.Bake in hot oven until browned and crispy, 5-7 minutes.While tortillas bake, prepare ingredients. 2 Prepare the Ingredients Halve tomatoes lengthwise.Halve and peel shallot. Cut half into thin slices and remaining into 1/4" dice.Cut olives into 1/4" rounds.Stem and coarsely chop oregano.Trim zucchini ends, quarter lengthwise, and cut into 1/4" slices.Trim cucumber and mince.Mince garlic. 3 Make the Salsa Combine tomatoes, sliced shallot (reserve diced shallot for zucchini) , olives, oregano, 2 tsp. olive oil, and a pinch of salt and pepper in a mixing bowl. Set aside to let flavors marry. 4 Cook the Zucchini Place a large non-stick pan over medium-high heat. Add 2 tsp. olive oil, zucchini, and diced shallot to hot pan. Stir occasionally until lightly browned and tender, 4-5 minutes.Add garlic, 1/4 tsp. salt, and a pinch of pepper. Cook until aromatic, 30 seconds.Remove from burner. 5 Make Tzatziki and Assemble Tostadas Combine cucumber, sour cream, 1 tsp. olive oil, and a pinch of salt and pepper in another mixing bowl.Plate dish as pictured on front of card, spreading tzatziki on tortillas, then adding zucchini and salsa. Top with feta. Bon appétit!