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Mexican Cheesecake Savoury

This is a savoury cheesecake best served as an appetizer or a main course, accompanied by a lovely, leafy salad.

Steps

Oven dry the tortillas at 200f directly on an oven rack for 45 minutes , until very crackly crisp.
When the tortillas are cool , grind very fine in a food processor.
Place in an airtight bag until ready to use.
May be done several days ahead.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Brush the inside of a 9-inch springform pan with melted butter and carefully coat with tortilla crumbs.
Tap out excess and reserve for topping.
In the bowl of an electric mixer or food processor , beat together the cheeses , sour cream , garlic , jalapenos , salsa , tomato paste , salt , pepper and eggs.
Beat until smooth.
Fold in the cilantro and beaten egg whites.
Pour into prepared pan and sprinkle top evenly with remaining tortilla crumbs.
Wrap bottom of pan in heavy aluminum foil to prevent leaking.
Place pan inside a larger pan and pour in enough hot water to come up 1 inch.
Bake for 70 minutes.
Test center with a knife , which should come out clean.
Cool in oven with door ajar.
Remove sides fro.

Ingredients

corn tortillas, butter, goat cheese, cream cheese, sour cream, garlic, jalapenos, salsa, tomato paste, salt, fresh ground pepper, extra large eggs, cilantro, egg whites, watercress, avocado