Chicken, Black Bean And Goat Cheese Tostadas

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 red onion, chopped
• 2 large jalapeno chiles, seeded but not deveined,minced
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 (16 ounce) cans black beans, rinsed,drained
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1/2 lbs boneless chicken breasts, skinned,cut into 3/4 inch pieces
• 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 4 cups sliced romaine lettuce
• 1 head radicchio, sliced
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves
• vegetable oil
• 6 corn tortillas
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 2 tablespoons water (about)
• 1/2 lb goat cheese, crumbled
• 1/2 cup guacamole (optional)
• 6 sprigs fresh cilantro

Recipe

• 1 make beans:.
• 2 heat olive oil in heavy medium saucepan over medium-low heat.
• 3 add onion and chilies; cook until onion is translucent, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes.
• 4 add chili powder and cumin; stir 30 seconds.
• 5 add beans and lime juice.
• 6 cook until heated through, stirring and mashing beans slightly with spoon, about 4 minutes.
• 7 (can be prepared 1 day ahead. cover and chill.).
• 8 make chicken:.
• 9 heat oil in heavy large skillet over high heat.
• 10 add chicken and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• 11 stir until almost cooked through, about 3 minutes.
• 12 add chili powder and cumin and stir until cooked through, about 30 seconds.
• 13 remove from heat.
• 14 make salad:.
• 15 combine first 3 ingredients in large bowl.
• 16 add oil to depth of 1/4 inch to heavy medium skillet.
• 17 heat over medium-high heat until just beginning to smoke.
• 18 add tortilla and cook until crisp, abut 30 seconds per side.
• 19 drain.
• 20 repeat with remaining tortillas.
• 21 add 1/4 cup olive oil to salad; toss season with salt and pepper.
• 22 add 1 tablespoon lime juice; toss.
• 23 rewarm beans over medium-low heat, stirring and thinning slightly with water.
• 24 place 1 tortilla on each plate.
• 25 spread with beans.
• 26 sprinkle with cheese.
• 27 top with salad, then chicken, guacamole and cilantro.