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Clam Tostadas, Sinaloa Style
Cool marinated clams on crispy tostadas
- 30 min
- Easy
- Makes 6 tostadas
Ingredients
- 8 razor clams, flash-poached and diced
- 6 tostada shells
- Lime juice, clamato splash, hot sauce
- Cucumber, red onion, avocado, cilantro
- Saltine-style mayo smear (optional)
Method
- Marinate diced clams in lime, clamato and hot sauce 15 minutes, chilled.
- Fold in cucumber, onion and cilantro.
- Thin mayo smear on each tostada.
- Spoon the clam mix over; avocado on top.
- More hot sauce at the table.
Tip. This is aguachile-adjacent — serve ice cold on a hot day.
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