Molletes

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• softened
• 2 large rolls
• preferably teleras
• Portuguese
• kaiser
• or ciabatta
• split
• Generous 1/4 cup Refried Black Beans
• homemade or canned
• 6 ounces Chihuahua cheese or provolone cheese
• shredded
• Generous 1/2 cup Pico de Gallo with Lemon Zest

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven or toaster oven to 500°F.

2. 2

   Heat a large pan over medium heat until it's nice and hot.

3. 3

   Spread the butter over the cut sides of the roll halves.

4. 4

   Place them, cut sides down, in the pan and cook until they are lightly golden brown and crispy, a minute or two.

5. 5

   Spread a thin layer of beans over the toasted side of each roll.

6. 6

   Top with a thin layer of cheese.

7. 7

   Cook the molletes (open-faced) in the oven just until the cheese has melted and turned golden brown in a few spots, 3 to 5 minutes.

8. 8

   Serve the molletes beside a bowl of the pico de gallo and let everyone top the molletes with pico de gallo themselves.