Gorditas & salsa
Gordita means 'little fat girl' in Spanish and is meant as a sort of cute, cuddly term of endearment. It's also the name for these sweet little puffy tortillas, which are often made around Easter and other special occasions. Look at the gorditas as a tasty spoon for carrying all kinds of big exciting flavours. Mexicans put all sorts of things, from beans, to meat, to salsa, on them. I've gone for quite a delicious and delicate apple salsa here – give it a try.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 11 of 15 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Sunflower Seed | 1 oz (28g) hulled | 165 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Cheese | 1 oz (28g) cheddar | 113 |
| Feta Cheese | 1 oz (28g) cheddar | 113 |
| Apple | 1 medium (182g) | 95 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Lime | juice of 1 lime (44ml) | 11 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Coriander | not in our table | 0 |
| Pumpkin | not in our table | 0 |
| Seed | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 500 g fine cornmeal or masa harina
- ½ level teaspoon sea salt
- 1 heaped teaspoon baking powder
- 700 ml hot water
- plain flour, for dusting
- olive oil
- 1 red apple, halved and cored
- 3 large ripe tomatoes, quartered and deseeded
- 2 spring onions, trimmed
- 1 red chilli, deseeded
- 1 small bunch fresh coriander
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin seeds
- 1 tablespoon sunflower seeds
- 1 lime
- sea salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- 200 g Don Francisco Mexican cheese, or feta
- 1 fresh red chilli, very finely sliced, optional
- 1 lime , cut into wedges