Tostada Tuesday

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IT'S TIME FOR 

Dinner is more fun when you add a lot of toppings and make it your own! 

A tostada (toast in Spanish) is a deep-fried corn tortilla served like an open-face taco. Eat it with your hands! 
Cooking Tips: 
Prep ingredients ahead to save time. 
Place toppings in bowls so each person can cutomize their own tostada. 
To get in extra veggies add grated carrot to ground meat. 
Meat mixture can be made ahead.

EVER READY TOSTADA SPECIAL
Recipe inspiration from Food Network July and August 2020

Cook's Notes: The meat base for this tostada comes from a previously posted recipe
Raspberry Chipotle Bean Dip 

https://sockfairies.blogspot.com/2017/05/memorial-weekend-cooking.html

I added in 1 cup shredded carrots to the orginal meat based recipe to get in some extra veggies. Recipe serves 4-6 using 6 inch corn or flour tortillas.

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. mild Italian sausage, ground turkey or chicken
• 1 jar of Mrs, Renfro's Raspberry Chipotle Salsa, Peach Salsa or your favorite
• 1-2 tsp. chili powder
• 1/2 can refried beans
• 1/2 prepared package of Mexican 4 Cheeses
• 1 cup shredded carrots ( I used a food processor)  
• Corn or flour tortillas

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grate carrots in a food processor. In a large skillet brown meat, crumble using a pastry cutter or food processor. Wipe pan clean of grease.
• Add meat with carrots back into skillet with a jar of salsa, chili powder, refried beans and cheese. Mix well and cook on low heat, uncovered about 20 minutes.
• Remove from heat, cover to keep warm and set aside.
• Lay the tostadas on a rimmed baking sheet . Bake until toasted about 3 minutes a side. Cover pan with foil and set aside.
• Customize your tostada starting with the meat mixture first. Suggested toppings include: chopped tomatoes, lettuce, avocados, sour cream. onions and grated cheese

Margaritas
Cook's Notes: When I realized it was

I just had to add a margarita to the tostada lunch as Grand Marnier is one of the key ingredients in my margarita recipe.  Recipe makes 2 margaritas.

Ingredients:

• 6 shot glasses of plain ( no alcohol) margarita mix ( I like to use Jose Cuvero)
• 2 shot glasses of Tequila
• 1/2 shot glass Cointreau
• 1/2 shot glass Grand Marnier
• 1 tray of ice cubes

Directions:

• In a blender crush 1 tray of ice cubes.
• Add rest of ingredients and blend until smooth.
• Dip rim of glass in lime juce and then into salt.
• Fill your glass and toast with Salut or Happy Tuesday