Crispy Chicken Tostadas with Dry Slaw and Salsa

by Leah Halmagyi

Ingredients

  • 4 X ready-to-cook chicken schnitzels
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • 8 corn tortillas, cut into 7cm discs
  • 1 cup each green and red cabbage, finely shredded
  • 1 carrot, grated
  • ½ bunch coriander leaves, chopped
  • 2 green shallots, finely sliced
  • 2 Roma tomatoes, seeded and diced
  • ½ red onion, finely diced
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • juice of 1 lime
  • sea salt flakes and freshly-milled black pepper
  • chipotle mayonnaise, guacamole, sour cream and lime wedges, to serve

Instructions

1 Preheat oven to 180°C. Arrange the schnitzels on an oven tray and bake for 12-15 minutes, turning once, until crisp. Chop into pieces.
2 Meanwhile, heat the vegetable oil in a medium frying pan over a moderate heat and fry the corn tortillas until crisp. Drain on kitchen paper.
3 Combine the cabbages, carrot, coriander and green shallots in a bowl and toss well to combine. Mix the tomatoes, onion, garlic, olive oil and lime in a second bowl and season with salt and pepper.
4 Top the tostadas with cabbage salad, chicken and salsa, then serve with chipotle mayonnaise, guacamole, sour cream and wedges.