Name: Chicken Tostadas
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 medium white onion; 1 pound tomatoes, quartered; 2 large garlic cloves; 1 or 2 fresh serrano chiles, stemmed; 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoon vegetable oil, divided; 3 cups shredded iceberg lettuce; 6 large radishes, halved and sliced; 1/2 cup chopped cilantro, divided; 1 rotisserie chicken, meat coarsely shredded (4 cups); 6 (6-inch) corn tortillas; 1 (1-pound) can refried beans, heated; 1 avocado, halved, pitted, and peeled; 1/2 cup Mexican crema or sour cream; 1/4 cup crumbled queso añjo (aged white cheese, also called cotija) or ricotta salata; Accompaniments: sliced serranos; lime wedges

Photo by Romulo Yanes

Once a way to make use of stale tortillas (by toasting and/or frying them), tostadas are so good that it wasn't long before people simply started using fresh tortillas. After biting into these layers of flavor—crunchy, creamy, luscious—you'll see why.

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