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Oaxaca Cheese Plantain Tortas

Pressed tortas of sweet plantain, Oaxaca cheese, and pickled shallot with a tangelo salad.

Serves 2Prep 15 minCook 10 minDifficulty mediumCuisine American

vegetarianmain

−Servings: 2+

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Ingredients

• Sandwich rolls
• Queso Oaxaca
• Radishes
• Roasted piquillo peppers
• Ripe plantain
• Romaine heart
• Tangelo
• Shallot
• Sugar
• Red wine vinegar
• Olive oil
• Salt
• Pepper

Instructions

1. Prep produce: slice shallot, plantain, radish, and cheese; dice tangelo; chop romaine and peppers.
2. Marinate shallot with sugar, vinegar, olive oil, salt, and pepper (10+ minutes).
3. Pan-cook plantain slices in oil until browned and softened.
4. Assemble tortas with cheese, plantain, peppers, and marinated shallot (reserve marinade).
5. Press-cook sandwiches in pan until lightly browned and flattened.
6. Toss salad with romaine, radish, tangelo, reserved shallot marinade, olive oil, salt, and pepper.
7. Serve halved tortas with salad.

Notes

• Title spelling normalized: Plantani -> Plantain.