Poblano Sopes with Avocado Salad

Fun, different, easy recipe! I agree that the sopes need a bit more spice but overall really enjoyed this meal...will try adding cumin, smoked salt, and red pepper flakes next time. Hubby raved. Served with a side of steamed broccoli...1 sopa was plenty. Had them again...topping them with refried beans per the suggestion of another reader was delicious!

My family, including a 5 year old, thought this was great. I didn't have any Quinoa so I used Couscous instead and I also added 1/4 t. of cumin to the Sopes but other than that I didn't change anything else and we didn't think the meal was dry or bland. Will definitely make again.

Added 1/2 a jalapeno and 1/4 teaspoon each cumin and oregano, based on previous reviews. It was still bland and dry.

This dish is worth trying, but with a few modifications. I agree with the other reviewers that the poblano got lost in this recipe - I'm wondering if upping it to 2-3 even would help with both moisture and give it a bit more spicy/smoky flavor. I LOVED that I could easily make the patties the night before & that I could bake them all at once (so I didn't have to stand at the stove browning them off in batches) which gave me more time to finish up the salad. Served these with refried black beans on top of the patties and then the salad on top of that (more traditional sopes have both refried beans & then usually some kind of meat before they're topped with lettuce/avadado/cheese). Loved the grown-up version with this salad. I agree, 2 sopes was VERY filling, especially with the added beans - served with fresh melon, but most of us were too full to eat any of it.

These were kind of bland and I didn't love the texture. The arugula salad with avocado was tasty but the sopas didn't really add anything.

I thought these were great - and great-looking too (I'm a sucker for pretty food!). This was a fun recipe for me, too, because I got to use fresh poblanos, black cherry tomatoes, and yellow pear tomatoes from the garden. The sopes are dry, but using an abundance of tomatoes really helps to juice things up. They are NOT kidding about this being filling - my husband and I each tried to eat 2 sopes and we were incredibly uncomfortably full afterwards! When we served up leftovers, we stuck to 1 each. :o)

Made as-is, it was too dry and lacked flavor depth--I honestly couldn't taste the poblano, so I would guess it was intended to add moisture, but it hardly even did that. It is a good base, though, but would need a lot of tweaks to improve flavor and bump up rating. It was better the next day when I added extra lime juice. This IS filling, so if you really are a vegetarian and have trouble finding vegetarian meals that fill you up, I would recommend making changes: add a seeded/finely chopped jalapeno or serrano and 2 tsp cumin to the sope mix. For the salad, it was better, but as I said, needed more lime juice, so I'd do 2 tbsp and serve with a lime wedge per plate so people can add as needed. I'm not sure that the quinoa cooks properly to digest the full protein (been told by versed veg*ns that it should be translucent and the coil visible to digest all the benefits), so if you're worried about extra protein, throw some black beans in the salad.

Truly, a "good, solid recipe..." 3.5 stars! Pleasantly surprised by this hearty dish; sometimes, vegetarian entrees feel more like tapas, but I very much enjoyed the balance, substance, and variety of ingredients. Used up the bounty from the farmer's market by pairing it with a fruit salad with queso fresco from CL. Summer on a plate.