Ground Beef Tostadas with Salsa de Aguacate
Please keep these Ground Beef Tostadas with Salsa de Aguacate in mind for some quick meals!
It’s a delicious combo and it comes together without too much effort.
The fixings on the Tostadas are flexible, but no skimping on the Salsa de Aguacate as that is the ideal dance partner for the chipotle-infused ground beef 🙂
How To Make Ground Beef Tostadas with Salsa de Aguacate
Salsa de Aguacate is a unique bird — it lies somewhere between a traditional Salsa and a chunkier Guacamole.
It’ll taste mild out of the blender, but it really comes alive when paired with bold, spicy meats, and that’s the key to these Tostadas 🙂
For the Salsa de Aguacate, simply add the following ingredients to a blender or food processor and give it a whirl:
the flesh of a single avocado
juice of 1 lime
4-5 sprigs cilantro
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup water
1/2 garlic clove
You’ll get a light and creamy green sauce with some lip-smacking tang. Perfect!
For the ground beef I’m relying on chipotles for flavor — the smoky heat of the chipotles works wonders with beef and I come back to this pairing on a regular basis.
Here’s how I usually put it together, but keep in mind there’s some flexibility on this ingredient list once the chipotles are in place:
1 lb. ground beef
1/2 onion
2 garlic cloves
1-2 chipotles in adobo
1-2 tablespoons adobo sauce from the can
1 tablespoon chile powder (optional)
2-3 teaspoons Mexican oregano
1/4 teaspoon cumin
3/4 teaspoon salt (plus more to taste)
freshly cracked black pepper
It’s simple process — once the onion is softened you can brown the ground beef and then add the remaining ingredients. I’ll put exact instructions in the recipe box below.
Be sure to take a final taste for seasoning — I will frequently add more salt and aromatics at the end, but this is dependent on the fat content of the beef.
Once you’ve got the beef and the Salsa de Aguacate in place then everything else is a bonus, so feel free to get creative!
And don’t forget that you can always crisp up your own tostada shells at home — simply rub some oil on corn tortillas and give them 4-5 minutes per side in the oven (400F).
That’s what I did for the batch pictured above.
Keep in mind that this process will always work best with tortillas that are thin. More info on baking your own tostada shells.
For the tostadas I started with a thin layer of these refried beans. I always seem to have some of those in the fridge but you can consider them optional.
Then I topped with the cooked ground beef and some shredded cheese.
And finished them off with some freshly chopped cilantro and loads of the Salsa de Aguacate.
And they were a delicious weeknight meal that didn’t require too much time in the kitchen…
Perfect!
Okay I hope you try out this combo — the light Salsa de Aguacate pairs quite well with the fiery Ground Beef. Feel free to use that combo for your tacos, burritos, quesadillas, etc.
Enjoy!