Mexican Style Nachos
Healthy, because
Even smarter
Nachos are not considered to be the most healthy food, but they still provide a number of nutrients that are extremely important to include in our diets such as carbohydrates, fats, protein, vitamins, and fiber.
You can serve these as an appetizer or as a main dish, just adjust the serving size accordingly.
Ingredients
- For the salsa
- 6 large tomatoes (deseeded and chopped)
- 2 red chili peppers (chopped)
- 1 small onion (finely sliced)
- 1 dash Tabasco sauce
- 2 cloves garlic cloves (finely chopped)
- 1 large Lime (juice)
- 1 Tbsp finely chopped cilantro
- 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- salt (to taste)
- For the guacamole
- 3 mild chili peppers (chopped)
- 1 Tbsp finely chopped cilantro
- salt (to taste)
- 1 onion (finely chopped)
- ½ Lime (juice)
- 3 ripe Avocados
- For the nachos
- 14 ozs Tortilla chip
- 2 cups grated Cheddar cheese
- To garnish
- cilantro
Free from nuts. Make sure you use ripe avocados for the guacamole. Test by squeezing the end which should yield to slight pressure.
Preparation steps
For the guacamole: pound the chiles, cilantro salt, and onion to a fine paste in a pestle and mortar or blender. Add the lime juice to make a loose smooth mixture.
For the nachos: preheat the oven to 375F.
Put the remaining salsa in a serving bowl. Put the guacamole in a serving bowl. Serve with the nachos and garnish with cilantro.
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