I would like to introduce you to one of my favorite snacks.
Avocado + Charred Corn Tortilla, meet Shutterbean Readers.
Shutterbean Readers, meet Avocado + Charred Corn Tortilla.
Now that that’s out of the way, let’s talk about this favorite snack of mine. It’s really simple, absolutely tasty and worth it when you find an awesome avocado. I think I’ve only had two really good avocados this year. What gives? Sometimes I eat this tortilla & avocado number with an egg in the morning. Sometimes it’s a full blown lunch or maybe it plays the role of an afternoon snack. The protein of the avocado works wonders!
Start with your avocado, lime & salt.
Squeeze lime over half an avocado & sprinkle with kosher salt.
Take a tiny fork and MASH.
Tortilla goes over a burner. Don’t walk away. I always walk away.
I always burn at least one tortilla and then the smoke alarm goes off. That’s my life.
FLIP and then you have this. Hello, charred tortilla! You’re about to get accessorized.
Here’s a nice avocado sweater for you.
Splash Splash. Now you have sparkling Tapatio earrings!
Couldn’t be any simpler.
Say hello to YOUR new favorite snack.
2007 - 2012 shutterbean, All Rights Reserved.
54 Comments
say somethingso yummy. I grew up having this as a snack but with queso fresco too, while I waited for the carne asada to be done! I recommend Valentina hot sauce instead of tapatio, it has better flavor. Mexican families are either tapatio or valentina familes.
love this (:
Hmmm. I’m not sure if I’ve had Valentina! It’s totally on my radar now though, Thanks!!
you definitely should try Valentina….I used to be devoted to Tapatio, but Valentina won me over!
Yes and yes! this looks so tasty. I agree with your other commentor about some queso although we are a Tapatio family
Yay for snacks!
This is going to be my breakfast in about .3 seconds. No, seriously. Love.
Oooh! How did it go?!
you just really know how to accessorize a tortilla.
I have only had ONE good avocado this year, what gives is right!
It’s the saddest thing ever….
yep, could eat one of these right now.
Looks delicious! What sauce is that? I do not think we have it in my country.
Tapatio! What country do you live in? It’s pretty amazing. It’s my favorite Mexican hot sauce.
Damn, that looks good! I am so having that for a snack, ASAP!
Totally feel you on the bad avocados. What is up!?
AAAAAAAAAAAAAND they are super expensive. Something is wrong. Something is very very wrong.
This looks delicious! I really want to try it, but I have a dumb question – what do you do with the other half of the avocado? Mine always go brown before I use the other half.
Keep the pit in the avocado. That’s key. Wrap it up and place it in the fridge. If the top layer turns a little brown scrape it off with a spoon and then dig in. The rest of the avocado is nice and green.
Perfect! My go-to snack used to be a corn tortilla with some melted cheese and a splash of Valentina hot sauce, but now that I’ve given up dairy I have missed it. Problem solved.
yes! If you’re in need of some good “cheese” you should try Daiya. Both the mozzarella & cheddar are pretty good!
I love that stuff! Wrapped up in a flour tortilla with some hummus and grilled up grilled cheese style and I’m a happy girl.
YES. If I could only eat one thing for the rest of my life it would be avocados. I do this sort of thing all the time, but I load it up with cheese.
looks delicious, and so easy! i LOVE tortillas and avocados! and hot spicy stuff… thanks tracy! you gave me another great idea for lunch tomorrow
I’ve only just got in to eating avocados. I love them! My favourite snack is avocado mashed up on toast. I’m definitely going to try this now.
New favorite snack indeed! Remember that time you posted a picture of a baked sweet potato with mashed avocado on top? I think I could eat one of those everyday for the rest of forever. But this looks pretty dang tasty too. Lime + avocado + hot sauce is pure love. That’s actually what I use to make tuna salad. No mayo – bleck! Just mashed avocado and lots of lime and hot sauce. It’s delish!
Great simple snack! I’m kind of a tortilla addict myself. I used to warm them up like that all the time on the boat. Charred is so much better than microwaved!
deliciousness. i am all about the avocados lately, bring it on.
yummy! this is so my style of a simple snack. quick, easy, and delicious!
Mmmm..this sounds yummy!
Whoa, I just ate avocados with salt smooshed (not a word?) onto slightly stale crackers, with hot sauce on them…like 3 days in a row this past week. It’s awesome! I’m gonna try this charred tortilla party you have going on here for sure!
You should come to the Mountain View farmers market. “My” avocado guy there has the best organic avocados. Cheaper than the grocery store, too. I’ve been chowing down on good avocados for a few months straight.
This snack makes me remember my childhood. In Mexico we always have avocados, but when we finished them at home, I used to eat the charred tortilla with only lime and salt on it! It’s delish! Here in Guadalajara there’s is no Tapatio sauce, which is kind of ironic, because “tapatio” is the name given to the people of this city. But we have Valentina, it is made here in our state of Jalisco and it’s our favorite! You should try it. I loooove all your recipes, but I especially thank you for posting mexican recipes, for all of your readers to know our wonderful mexican food. I’m very proud of it!
YUM, LOVE this idea for a quick snack. SO EASY and beautiful pic!
Yum! I love really hot sauce, and use Melinda’s XXX Habenero on almost everything. I love your blog!
I didn’t know avocados had protein!
Ohhh….hello, there. I do something very similar at home, calling them Mexican pizzas. Essentially a glorified, amazing quesadilla. Also: the picture of the tortilla on the burner reminded me of my recent oven incident. When I see you, remind me to show you pictures. It was major. xox.
Oh boy. That kind of frightens me, but at least I’ll get to see you to see the pictures!
This looks so GOOD. I really need to start eating more protein too so this is going to work out!
P.s. I will totally burn at least one tortilla.
xo
cortnie
add an egg or two on top, and that’s one of my favorite breakfasts. or quick lunches! it’s fun to char stuff at home
Um, Yum! I’m always looking for more reasons/ways to eat avocados and limes. They are perfection. Thanks for the super easy idea!
I love accessories. Of all kinds.
About to get accessorized with avo. Sounds about perfect to me!
I’ve been loving on some corn tortilla’s lately. We’ve made a big pot of pinto beans, some carnitas, and even some good ole’ smashed avocado to go on them. I can never get the tortilla as crispy as I’d like it so I’m going to blame the fact that we have an electric oven. It’s such a darn shame to go without those gas burners!
yum this looks great! just wanted to let you know that i’m kinda obsessed with the podcast. it is what i look forward to every week! thanks for everything!
Tracy- you mentioned how expensive avocados are. Have you tried Monterey Market in Berkeley? Great produce with amazing prices!
I haven’t! I live in the South Bay though. *sadface*
What an awesomely simple snack! I don’t know why I never thought of it before– but it’s got to happen this week!
I agree – Avocados haven’t been stellar this year. But I’m obsessed and even mediocre avocados are better than no avocados.
TRUTH!
Yum! This sounds like an amazing weekend snack.
I have a question though… I’ve got an electric stove. Placing tortilla directly on an electric burner seems like a pretty bad idea. Have you got any suggestions? Perhaps the broiler?
i looked up some tips for you!
http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/good-questions/what-is-the-best-way-to-heat-a-tortilla-good-questions-116264
Oh, thank you! I think putting them in a skillet will work beautifully. Now, here’s hoping I can find some decent avocados somewhere!
Off to find my tiny fork – some avocados are about to meet their masher.
Loving it!
A little pinch of sharp smoked cheddar wouldn’t hurt!
Looks yummy!
Hey Tracy.
I know this post is a few weeks old, but I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it since I first saw it. I bounced off this idea for a quick taco (http://cookwhatyouvegot.blogspot.com/2011/11/quick-fish-tacos-great-use-for-tuna.html). Sometimes it’s the simple things that we totally miss so thanks for blogging on this spectacularly simple snack!
Trackbacks & Pings
[...] Avocado with Charred Tortilla -So simple yet so good…and you’ll love this site if you’re like me. [...]