Mexican Molletes with Pico e’ Gallo
These Mexican Molletes are great for any Mexican theme party or dinner. For me, I like to eat them for breakfast. They just help me a lot to start my day with energy.
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 4-6 bolillos or baguettes sliced in half
- 1 medium can of black beans
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 small onions
- 1 to mato
- 2 tbsp coriander thinly chopped
- 1 lime
- 100 gr melty cheese shredded (mozzarella or cheddar)
- 1 Avocado (optional but highly recommended)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF)
- Spread 1 tbsp of butter over the bread slices and take it to the oven for 5 minutes until they are golden.
- For the beans: In a pan over medium heat melt 1 tbsp of butter and toss 1 onion cut into small dices. Then add the beans and smash them. Cook until the beans are pasty.
- For the pico e’ gallo: Cut the tomato and the remaining onion into small dices. Mix then along with the chopped coriander and the lime juice. Add salt to taste.
- Take the bread out of the oven and cover the slices with the black beans paste and cheese. Take to the oven for 5 -8 minutes until the cheese is grated.
- Cover with the pico e’ gallo and avocado (optional)