Breakfast Toastadas - Viva La Brunch!

I wanted to come up with a delicious brunch recipe that would be simple for anyone to make. Then it hit me... Why not make breakfast tostadas?! I've made it several times before and loved it!!  It's super easy and cheap if you go to your local Mexican Market. I had my cousin Rachel help me out we got everything we needed at Vallarta. I decided to pair the breakfast tostada with a take on Mexican Street Corn (elote) and made a Mexican Street Corn salad. Lastly, we made Michelada's (the Mexican Bloody Mary) because you can't have a Mexican Brunch without a Michelada! 

Photo Credit: Rachel Rosas

Breakfast Tostada

Breakfast Tostada Ingredients: 

• 1 package of tostadas
• 1 can of refried canned beans ( I like Rosarita Traditional Refried Beans)
• 4 slices of bacon
• 2 eggs 
• 1 avocado 
• Queso Fesco 
• 1 lime 
• 1/3 cup fresh cut cilantro
• Hot sauce, for serving (optional)

Instructions: 

1. Place the tostada on a plate.
2. Open up the can of refried beans and add them to a saucepan over low heat.
3. Cook the 4 slices of bacon in a frying pan. (Do not throw away bacon grease)
4. Gently break the eggs into the same frying pan with the bacon grease. Cook the eggs sunny-side up or to your desired doneness. 
5. Time to build the tostada. Spread the warm refried beans over your tostada, add 1 egg, break up the bacon and sprinkle on top, break up some Queso Fresco and sprinkle over the top, add avocado slices and cilantro over the top.
6. You can squeeze some lime over the top and hot sauce to taste.

Street Corn Salad 

Street Corn Ingredients:

• 1 can of corn
• 3 tbsp of mayonnaise 
• 2 tbsp of lime juice 
• 1 spoonful of fresh cilantro 
• 1/2 teaspoon of chili powder 
• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions: 

1. Heat up can of corn.
2. While the corn is heating up, mix together mayonnaise, chili powder, salt and pepper in a large bowl. When the corn is done, gently fold with other ingredients. 
3. Serve immediately. 

Michelada 

Michelada Ingredients:

• 8 oz of your favorite Mexican Beer
• 8 oz of Clamato juice
• 1/2 lime
• A few dashes of hot sauce I recommend Tapatio 
• A few dashes of Worcestershire sauce 
• Sea salt for the rim of the cup and a pinch to go inside of the drink
• Tajin for the rim of the cup and a pinch to go inside of the drink

Instructions:

1. Rub the lime around the rim of your glass.
2. Mix some sea salt and Tajin in a small plate and then use this mixture to salt/Tajin the rim. 
3. Squeeze the rest of your lime into the glass.
4. Pour the beer into the glass, ensuring not to mess up your salt/Tajin rim.
5. Pour Clamato into glass to fill just below the rim.
6. Add a few dashes of hot sauce and Worcestershire sauce.
7. Add a pinch of sea salt, Tajin and garnish with a lime if you like. 

Disfrutar!!!