Ingredients

  • 1 ripe beefsteak tomato, chopped
  • 1/2 white onion, diced
  • 1 jalapeno chili, minced
  • 1/2 can black beans, rinsed
  • 1 large bag tortilla chips
  • 1/4 pound grana padano or other hard grating cheese
  • 1/3 pound raw cheddar cheese
  • 1/3 pound Swiss cheese such as Gruyere or Emmenthaler
  • 1/4 pound triple cream soft-ripened cows milk cheese, such as brie or Camembert
  • 1 bunch cilantro
  • 1/2 avocado
  • 2 lime wedges

Method

  • In a medium mixing bowl, combine the tomato, onion, jalapeno and black beans and mix thoroughly.
  • Drain the mixture thoroughly to get rid of any excess moisture or your chips will be soggy.
  • Grate the Grana Padano, cheddar and Swiss using a microplane and mix them together.
  • Break the triple cream apart using your fingers or a spoon into roughly teaspoon-sized blobs.
  • Add to the cheese mixture.
  • Wash and pat dry the cilantro.
  • Remove the leaves from the stems, then roughly chop the rest of the cilantro leaves.
  • Add the cilantro to the tomato mixture.
  • Preheat the broiler to high (or 500 F if youre able to set the temperature on your broiler).
  • Line the bottom of an 8 x 11'' baking dish with a layer of tortilla chips.
  • Line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat or aluminum foil and add a layer of tortilla chips to that.
  • Add a third of the tomato mixture to the baking sheet and a third to the baking dish.
  • Add half of the cheese mixture to each.
  • Put the baking dish under the broiler until the cheese is bubbling and starting to turn golden brown; watch carefully as it broils, since the uncovered chips can burn easily.
  • Remove from the oven and put the baking sheet under the broiler until the cheese is bubbling and starting to turn golden brown, then remove from oven.
  • Chop the avocado now.
  • Top the nachos from the baking dish with the nachos from the baking sheet, using a spatula to help you.
  • Top the finished nachos with the remaining tomato mixture and avocado.
  • Garnish with cilantro leaves and serve with lime wedges.