![Furikake Tomato Sandwich](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static01.nyt.com/images/2023/07/23/multimedia/23EAT-tomato-sandwich-zlwm/23EAT-tomato-sandwich-zlwm-mediumThreeByTwo440.jpg?width=1280&quality=75&auto=webp)
Beans, Bacon and Avocado Concha Sandwich
![Beans, Bacon and Avocado Concha Sandwich](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static01.nyt.com/images/2022/03/21/dining/21conchasrex2/merlin_203820672_5705d803-645f-46df-a30d-59eb45ad601f-articleLarge.jpg?width=1280&quality=75&auto=webp)
- Total Time
- 15 minutes
- Rating
- Notes
- Read community notes
Advertisement
Ingredients
- 2tablespoons vegetable oil
- 3tablespoons finely chopped white onion
- 1½cups cooked or canned black or pinto beans with their liquid
- 1tablespoon sauce from chipotles in adobo, plus 1 tablespoon chopped chipotles (optional), plus more to taste
- Coarse kosher salt (Morton)
- 4conchas with vanilla topping
- 8thick bacon slices, cooked until crisp
- 1large ripe avocado, halved, pitted, scooped and sliced
Preparation
- Step 1
Heat the oil in a medium skillet over medium. When hot but not smoking, stir in the onion and cook until softened and browned around the edges, 4 to 5 minutes.
- Step 2
Add the beans and their liquid, along with the adobo sauce and the chipotles, if using. Cook over medium-high, mashing the beans thoroughly with a potato masher (or the bottom of a coffee mug) until they are warmed and begin to stick to the bottom of the skillet, about 3 minutes. Season with salt to taste.
- Step 3
To assemble the sandwich, slice the conchas in half horizontally. Spread a very generous ¼ cup refried beans on the bottom of each concha. Top with the bacon slices, breaking them in half to fit, and avocado slices. Top with the top half of the concha. Slice in half and serve.
Private Notes
Cooking Notes
Made this on Hawaiian bread and took the sandwiches on a picnic. They travelled OK. Messy to eat but got some compliments.
Made this on Portuguese Bread heated to “warm” in the oven. Added two roasted and peeled jalapeño peppers to beans as they cooked. Added 1/4 cup chopped cilantro. Delicious!
Advertisement