Molletes
Split rolls spread with beans, buried in cheese, and broiled until it bubbles, with fresh salsa on top.
- Serves
- 4
- Total time
- 22 min
- Cost per serving (United States)
- $4.86
Ingredients
- 1 french baguette
- 16 oz canned refried beans
- 6 oz shredded monterey jack
- 1/2 lb roma tomatoes
- 1/2 red onion
- 1 jalapeño peppers
- 1 lime
- 3/4 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 bunch cilantro(optional)
- 2 tbsp salted butter
Method
Heat the broiler.
Cut the bread into four lengths, split them, and butter the cut sides. Toast under the broiler for 2 minutes until lightly golden.
Warm the refried beans with a splash of water until spreadable, then spread them thickly over the toasted bread.
Cover completely with the cheese, right out to the edges so it crisps against the crust.
Broil 4 to 6 minutes, watching closely, until the cheese is bubbling and browned in spots.
Meanwhile mix chopped tomato, red onion, jalapeno, cilantro, lime juice, and salt, and spoon it over the hot molletes.
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.
| Country | Whole recipe | Per serving | Priced from |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $19.42 | $4.86 | 9 of 9 ingredients |
| Canada | $64.30 | $16.08 | 9 of 9 ingredients |
| Mexico | $284.95 | $71.24 | 8 of 9 ingredients |
| United Kingdom | £16.80 | £4.20 | 7 of 9 ingredients |
| Australia | $47.36 | $11.84 | 7 of 9 ingredients |
| New Zealand | $33.62 | $8.41 | 7 of 9 ingredients |
| Egypt | ٧١١٫٥١ ج.م.* | ١٧٧٫٨٨ ج.م. | 6 of 9 ingredients |
| Spain | 14,43 €* | 3,61 € | 6 of 9 ingredients |
| Austria | € 17,02* | € 4,26 | 6 of 9 ingredients |
| Germany | 12,54 €* | 3,14 € | 5 of 9 ingredients |
| Greece | 16,32 €* | 4,08 € | 4 of 9 ingredients |
* We have read fewer than seven in ten of these ingredients in that country, so the total is a partial figure and the real one is higher.
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