Eat | Crispy Tortilla Salad with Snap Peas and Avocado

  • Vegetable oil (for frying; about ⅔ cup)
  • 6 corn tortillas, halved, cut into ½"-thick strips
  • 1 tsp. red chile powder
  • 1 tsp. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt, plus more
  • 1 garlic clove, finely grated
  • ⅓ cup fresh lime juice (3–4 limes)
  • 3 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
  • ½ tsp. ground cumin
  • 2ripe avocados, divided
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • 1bunch radishes, trimmed, cut into thin wedges
  • 1large cucumber (about 12 oz.), coarsely chopped
  • 1jalapeño, thinly sliced
  • 10oz. sugar snap peas, strings removed, halved on a diagonal
  • ⅓ cup cilantro leaves with tender stems, divided
  • Flaky sea salt
  1. Step 1

    Pour vegetable oil into a medium skillet to come ¼" up sides; heat over medium-high. Working in 2 batches, fry 6 corn tortillas, halved, cut into ½"-thick strips, stirring often, until golden and crisp, about 2 minutes. Drain on paper towels, then transfer to a large bowl and toss with 1 tsp. red chile powder and 1 tsp. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt.

    Step 2

    Purée 1 garlic clove, finely grated, ⅓ cup fresh lime juice (3–4 limes), 3 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil, ½ tsp. ground cumin, 1 ripe avocado, and 1 Tbsp. water in a blender or mini-processor until smooth; season generously with kosher salt and freshly ground pepper.

    Step 3

    Spread half of dressing on a platter. Add 1 bunch radishes, trimmed, cut into thin wedges, 1 large cucumber (about 12 oz.), coarsely chopped, 1 jalapeño, thinly sliced, and 10 oz. sugar snap peas, strings removed, halved on a diagonal, to remaining dressing in bowl; toss to coat. Thinly slice remaining 1 ripe avocado; add to bowl along with tortillas and half of ⅓ cup cilantro leaves with tender stems; toss gently to combine. Transfer salad to platter and scatter remaining half of ⅓ cup cilantro leaves with tender stems over. Season with flaky sea salt and pepper.

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