Toasted Ham & Cheese Tortas

I really hate to find that I am out of a needed item when I am cooking, and I try to prevent that from happening by always keeping a running list on my iPhone so that I don't forget to buy what I need when I'm at the grocery store. On Christmas Eve though, I discovered that I was short of mayonnaise, so I asked my husband to stop by the store and buy a jar for me, as I was very busy with the cooking. He was happy to help, but he doesn't usually do the grocery shopping. I specified that I wanted Hellman's mayonnaise, and I thought that would be an easy mission. He brought home some Hellman's mayo, but it wasn't what I was expecting. Instead of the regular mayo that I needed and usually buy, he bought mayo with lime juice. Hmm, interesting mayo. I couldn't use it for my intended recipe, but on closer inspection I saw that there was a recipe on the back of the jar for Toasted Ham and Cheese Tortas that sounded very good. I set the jar aside and called my daughter to ask her to bring a jar of regular Hellman's mayo.
The Christmas Eve meal went as planned, but I just couldn't forget about that Torta recipe on the back of the lime mayo jar.

These sandwiches kept calling my name.

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Toasted Ham & Cheese Tortas

1/4 cup Hellman's mayo with lime juice
1 medium chipotle pepper in adobo sauce, finely chopped
4 Italian rolls, split and toasted
1 ripe avocado, sliced
3/4 pound thinly sliced smoked ham
1 cup shredded Monterrey Jack cheese (I used shredded cheddar)
1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a small bowl, combine mayo with chipotle pepper. Spread mayo mixture on rolls, evenly top with avocado, ham, cheese, and onion. Wrap in foil, bake in preheated oven for 12 minutes or until cheese is melted.

This is the kind of mayo that I was expecting my husband to bring home.

This is the mayo that he brought home instead, but it turned out to be my lucky day!

We just happened to have some of our yummy Petit Jean ham left over from Christmas.

Chopped red onion and sliced avocado add color and flavor, but the chipotle pepper and lime mayo give this sandwich a real wallop!

After toasting the rolls, assemble the ingredients, wrap in foil, and bake for about 12 minutes at 350 degrees. Delicious!

My new motto: When life hands you lime mayo, make Toasted Ham & Cheese Tortas!

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This recipe was shared with:
Creative Juice
Mop it up Monday
Full Plate Thursday
Weekend Potluck