Molletes, Mexican bean and cheese toasts

Name: Molletes, Mexican bean and cheese toasts
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 crusty white rolls, halved lengthways; 1 tbsp olive oil; 400g tinned refried beans; 150g mozzarella cheese, grated; 2 tomatoes, finely diced; 0.5 white onion, finely diced; 1 green chilli, finely chopped; 10g fresh coriander, chopped; 1 lime, juiced

Crusty rolls spread with refried beans, grilled with melted cheese and topped with fresh pico de gallo.

Time20 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.91 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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2crusty white rollshalved lengthways
1 tbspolive oil
400 gtinned refried beans
150 gmozzarella cheesegrated
2tomatoesfinely diced
½white onionfinely diced
1green chillifinely chopped
10 gfresh corianderchopped
1limejuiced

Method

1
Heat the grill to high. Brush the cut sides of the rolls with oil and toast under the grill for 2 minutes.
2 min
2
Warm the beans in a small pan and spread them thickly over the rolls.
3
Scatter with cheese and grill for 3 minutes, until bubbling and spotted brown.
3 min
4
Mix the tomatoes, onion, chilli, coriander and lime juice with a pinch of salt.
5
Spoon the pico de gallo over the hot molletes and serve.

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