GERMANY NETHERLANDS UK Gorditas & salsa CUTE LITTLE MEXICAN TORTILLA BITES VEGETARIAN “The delicate apple salsa is my twist on the spicy classic, and delicious with the puffy gorditas ” 16 35 MINUTES NOT TOO TRICKY Jamie's AmericaVegetablesMexicanAmericanBreadFruit NUTRITION PER SERVING RECIPE FROM Jamie's America BY JAMIE OLIVER BUY THE BOOK Ingredients 700 ml hot water plain flour , for dusting olive oil FOR THE SALSA 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 TO SERVE 200 g Don Francisco Mexican cheese, or feta 1 fresh red chilli , very finely sliced, optional 1 lime , cut into wedges FOR THE GORDITAS 500 g fine cornmeal or masa harina ½ level teaspoon sea salt 1 heaped teaspoon baking powder SHARE THIS RECIPE Please enable functionality cookies to use this feature Method 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. Put the cornmeal and salt into a large bowl and make a well in the centre. Mix the baking powder into the hot water and pour this into the well. Using a fork, mix the cornmeal into the liquid, and when it starts to come together use your hands to knead it. Divide the dough into 16 equal squash-ball-sized pieces and dust them lightly with flour. Roll each piece around in your hands, then pat and flatten into a small round roughly the size of the base of a wine glass. Put these on an oiled tray, dust with flour and put aside while you make your salsa. Finely chop your apple, tomatoes and spring onions, and finely slice your chilli. Put them all into a bowl. Pick the leaves from your coriander and put them into a bowl of water until you’re ready to serve. Chop the coriander stalks up nice and finely and add to the bowl with the other salsa ingredients. Put a large pan on a medium heat and add your pumpkin and sunflower seeds. Toss them around for a few minutes and toast them. Add them to your salsa with the juice of your lime, a good lug of olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper. Mix well, then have a taste and add a little more seasoning, lime juice or chilli if you think it needs more attitude. Put the pan back on a medium heat and add a couple of good lugs of olive oil. Cook as many gorditas as will comfortably fit into the pan for about 2 to 3 minutes on each side, or until they’re golden and puff up a little. Serve the gorditas warm out of the pan with a tablespoon of your beautiful salsa, a little hunk of cheese, a couple of your drained coriander leaves and a few slices of chilli, if you fancy, and with lime wedges on the side for squeezing over. Related features Lovely leek recipes 6 cracking kimchi recipes Brilliant beetroot recipes Related video Mexican steak tacos: Tommi Miers TERMS OF USE PRIVACY POLICY COOKIES JAMIE OLIVER GROUP CONTACT SITEMAP © 2021 JAMIE OLIVER ENTERPRISES LIMITED Cookie Preferences We and select companies use cookies to store and retrieve information from your browser. This information may be about you, your preferences or your device and is mostly used to make the site work as you expect. While the information does not usually directly identify you, details such as the device, operating system and type of browser may be considered personal data as it helps to create a more personalised web experience. You can review how this information is used and customise your content preferences for cookies or for any other identifying technology below. You have the right to object to use of cookies on an individual basis below. Please refer to the third party vendors tab for more details. You may change your preferences at any time as described in our Cookie Policy (Opens in a new window) External Link Icon Accept All How data is usedThird party vendors Purposes Essential Purposes Features Special Features Save Preferences and Exit