Step 1

Preheat oven or toaster oven to 450F/230C and brush a baking sheet with olive oil.

Step 2

Lay the tortillas on the baking sheet and toast until they are firm and lightly browned, about 5 minutes.  (Turn them a couple of times while they are toasting and watch carefully because they can go quickly from nicely brown to burned.)  Let tortillas cool for a few minutes.

Step 3

Cut the avocado in half, remove seed and discard, scrape out the avocado flesh into a small bowl, and quickly mix in the lime juice, mashing the avocado and stirring well so the lime is well-distributed (to keep the avocado from turning brown.)

Step 4

Mix in Green Tabasco Sauce (affiliate link) (or other hot sauce), salt, and chili powder.  (Don’t use too much chili powder or it turns the guacamole brown!)

Step 5

To assemble tostadas, spread a thin layer of Easy Guacamole over each toasted tortilla shell, then top with shredded lettuce and finely grated cheese.

Step 6

You can add other ingredients if desired like sliced olives, sliced green onions, chopped tomatoes, or salsa, but this version with just guacamole, lettuce, and grated cheese is my favorite.