Grilled Vegetable Tostadas with Quick Mole Sauce

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Grilled Vegetable Tostadas with Quick Mole Sauce
Prep: 1 hr Cook: 10 mins Grill: 5 mins
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Grilled Vegetable Tostadas with Quick Mole Sauce
Ingredients
  • 1
    recipe Quick Mole Sauce, (recipe below)
  • 4
    medium zucchini and/or yellow summer squash, quartered lengthwise
  • 1
    medium eggplant, cut in 1/2-inch slices
  • 1
    large red onion, cut in 1/2-inch slices
  • 2
    tablespoons olive oil
  • 16
    4 - 6 inches toasted corn tortillas*
  • 1
    8 ounce carton sour cream
  • 1
    cup crumbled queso fresco or feta cheese
  • Avocado slices and/or Fresh Cilantro
Directions

1. Prepare Quick Mole Sauce.

2. Brush zucchini or squash, eggplant, and onion with olive oil; season with salt and black pepper.

3. For charcoal grill, on rack of uncovered grill, cook vegetables directly over medium coals 5 to 8 minutes or until tender, turning once halfway through grilling. (For gas grill, preheat. Reduce heat to medium. Place vegetables on rack over heat. Cover and grill as above.) Cut vegetables in pieces.

4. Serve the grilled vegetables with Quick Mole Sauce, toasted tortillas, sour cream, cheese, avocado, and cilantro. Makes 8 servings.

From the Test Kitchen
  • Tip *Toasted Corn Tortillas:(Find 4-inch tortillas in stores that stock Mexican foods.) Brush both sides of tortillas with 1 Tbsp. olive oil. Place on baking sheet. Heat in 425 degrees F oven 8 minutes or until golden. Or, after brushing with oil, grill directly over medium coals 30 seconds each side or until warmed.
  • Make Ahead Tip Hot:Hot: 2 tsp. chili powderHotter: 3 tsp. hot chili powderHottest: 4 tsp. hot chili powder + hot-style BBQ sauce
Quick Mole Sauce
Start to Finish: 5 mins
Ingredients
  • 2
    tablespoons pumpkin seeds
  • 1
    teaspoon sesame seeds
  • 1
    medium onion, chopped
  • 2
    cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 - 3
    teaspoons chili powder
  • 1/2
    teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/4
    teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1
    cup barbecue sauce
  • 1/2
    ounce bittersweet chocolate, chopped
  • hot pepper sauce (optional)
Directions

In large dry skillet over medium heat toast pumpkin seeds and sesame seeds 2 to 3 minutes or until toasted. Remove from skillet. In same skillet cook onion and garlic in hot oil 3 minutes or until tender. Stir in chili powder, cumin, and cinnamon. Cook 1 minute more or until fragrant. Stir in barbecue sauce, bittersweet chocolate, and hot pepper sauce (optional). Bring to boiling; reduce heat. simmer until chocolate is melted. Cool slightly. Transfer onion mixture and toasted seeds to blender or food processor. Cover and blend or process until smooth. Thin with water if needed; cool. Makes 1-1/2 cups.

Nutrition Facts (Grilled Vegetable Tostadas with Quick Mole Sauce)
  • Calories 464,
  • Protein (gm) 11,
  • Carbohydrate (gm) 48,
  • Fat, total (gm) 28,
  • Cholesterol (mg) 25,
  • Saturated fat (gm) 8,
  • Monosaturated fat (gm) 13,
  • Polyunsaturated fat (gm) 3,
  • Dietary Fiber, total (gm) 9,
  • Sugar, total (gm) 16,
  • Vitamin A (IU) 1263,
  • Vitamin C (mg) 39,
  • Thiamin (mg) 0,
  • Riboflavin (mg) 0,
  • Niacin (mg) 2,
  • Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 0,
  • Folate (µg) 93,
  • Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 0,
  • Sodium (mg) 514,
  • Potassium (mg) 935,
  • Calcium (DV %) 172,
  • Iron (DV %) 2,
  • Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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