Melted Manchego Tortas with Romesco and Chorizo

Name: Melted Manchego Tortas with Romesco and Chorizo
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 16 (serving size: 2 rounds)
Ingredients: ½ cup sliced almonds, toasted; 2 tablespoons sherry vinegar; ½ teaspoon dried oregano; ¼ teaspoon salt; ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper; 1 tablespoon chipotle chile, canned in adobo sauce; 2 large bottled roasted red bell peppers (about 4 ounces), drained; 1 garlic clove; ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil; 3 whole-wheat sandwich rounds (such as Nature's Own); 2 ounces Manchego cheese, shaved (about 1 cup); 4 ounces Spanish chorizo, cut into 32 (1/16-inch) slices; ⅓ cup flat-leaf parsley leaves

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Spanish flatbreads, or tortas, are a tapas staple. Make these with thin sandwich round halves and a 1 1/4-inch circular cutter. You'll only use 1/4 cup of the romesco, but the remainder makes a great sauce for meats, vegetables, or fish.

By Katherine Cobbs

Recipe by Cooking Light November 2013

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Credit: Andrew Thomas Lee; Styling: Kaitlyn Du Ross

Recipe Summary

hands-on:

25 mins

total:

25 mins

Yield:

Serves 16 (serving size: 2 rounds)

Nutrition Info

Directions

Step 1
Preheat broiler.

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Step 2
Combine first 8 ingredients (through garlic); pulse until blended. Slowly add oil through food chute with food processor on; process until smooth. Set aside 1/4 cup sauce; reserve remaining sauce for another use.
Step 3
Split sandwich rounds; cut out 32 (1 1/4-inch) circles using a sharp round cookie cutter. Arrange bread in a single layer on a baking sheet; top evenly with cheese. Broil 3 minutes or until cheese melts. Remove from oven. Top each with 1 slice chorizo, 1/4 teaspoon romesco, and 1 parsley leaf.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

84 calories; fat 6g; saturated fat 2.1g; mono fat 2.7g; poly fat 0.6g; protein 3.5g; carbohydrates 4.2g; fiber 1.2g; cholesterol 10mg; iron 0.4mg; sodium 164mg; calcium 62mg.

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Danacook1

12/03/2013

I love Manchego cheese, so I decided to try these. Delicious! I did use a couple of different ingredients because it was what I had: whole wheat pitas instead of sandwich rounds (which would have been a little thicker) and pepperoni instead of chorizo. The Spanish chorizo at my store was very expensive! Pepperoni worked perfectly as a substitute. And don't confuse Spanish chorizo with Mexican chorizo if you use chorizo! Kids and adults enjoyed these.

StanBlack

11/23/2013

This was GREAT!!

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