Recipe: Chirpin’ Tostadas

From our premiere episode, ChefPV’s first Cricketlicious Café segment.

Listen to our Cricketlicious Café Special #1 to follow along and learn this recipe.

CHIRPIN’ TOSTADAS (makes 4 tostadas)

1 stick Butter or ½ cup Your Favorite Frying/Sauteing Oil (for frying Tortillas and sauteing Crickets)

4 Soft Corn Tortillas

1 head Romaine Lettuce or 1 bunch Cilantro (or Both)

1 Tomato

¼ cup Red Onion

1 Avocado

¼ cup Plain Yogurt (Any Style)

⅛ cup Lemon Juice

1 cup Fresh Crickets or Merci Mercado Chapulines

Desired Seasonings

Melt ½ stick Butter/ ¼ cup Oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
When your Butter/Oil has reached temperature, place Tortilla(s) in pan for 3 to 5 minutes, until crisp on both sides.
Ready some paper towels/kitchen towels on a plate, remove Tortilla(s), place on towel to cool and absorb excess oil.
Clean then chop Romaine Lettuce and set aside in a bowl.
Medium-dice Tomato then set aside in a bowl.
Small-dice Red Onion and set aside in a bowl.
Slice open Avocado lengthwise, remove pit and scoop Avocado into bowl. Whisk together with Yogurt and Lemon Juice.
Plate your Tortillas for serving and add Lettuce/Cilantro, Tomato, Onion and Avocado Crema. Set aside.
Place skillet over medium-heat with remaining Butter/Oil and saute Crickets until crispy, about 10 minutes. Merci Mercado Chapulines are already dry-roasted so only need about 5 minutes to add heat and crispiness.
Remove Crickets/Chapulines from heat and put on top of your tostadas to complete the dish. Add any Desired Seasonings then serve.