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Pinto Bean Tostada Salad

Smashed cumin pintos on crisp corn tortillas under a lime-dressed cabbage and avocado salad.

Pinto Bean Tostada Salad, plated and ready to serve
Serves
4
Total time
30 min
Cost per serving (United States)
$7.76

Ingredients

  • 30 oz canned pinto beans
  • 12 corn tortillas
  • 1/2 green cabbage
  • 2 avocado
  • 3 lime
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 1/2 tsp chili powder
  • 5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 red onion
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 bunch cilantro(optional)

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 425F. Brush the corn tortillas on both sides with 2 tablespoons oil and bake 10 to 12 minutes, turning once, until crisp.

  2. Warm the drained pintos in a skillet with 1 tablespoon oil, the cumin, chili powder, and salt, mashing them coarsely with a splash of water.

  3. Shred the cabbage thinly and slice the red onion.

  4. Toss the cabbage and onion with the juice of two limes, the remaining oil, and a pinch of salt.

  5. Spread the beans over the crisp tortillas.

  6. Pile the slaw and sliced avocado on top, add cilantro, and finish with the last lime.

What this costs, country by country

Each figure is the ingredients for the full recipe at prices read in that country’s own shops, in its own currency. Nothing here is converted from dollars.

The cost of this recipe in 11 countries, each in its own currency, with how many of the 10 ingredients we could price in each. Figures are not converted between currencies, so the rows cannot be ranked against each other.
CountryWhole recipePer servingPriced from
United States$31.02$7.7610 of 10 ingredients
United Kingdom£18.57£4.6410 of 10 ingredients
Australia$56.42$14.1110 of 10 ingredients
New Zealand$62.37$15.5910 of 10 ingredients
Canada$67.26$16.8210 of 10 ingredients
Spain19,98 €5,00 €10 of 10 ingredients
Mexico$566.69$141.6710 of 10 ingredients
Greece22,73 €5,68 €9 of 10 ingredients
Egypt‏٨٣٦٫٣٨ ج.م.‏‏٢٠٩٫١٠ ج.م.‏8 of 10 ingredients
Germany27,10 €6,78 €8 of 10 ingredients
Austria€ 35,86€ 8,978 of 10 ingredients

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