Ingredients

• 10 plum tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• Kosher salt
• 6 cloves garlic
• 1 jalapeno, stemmed and split
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 2 teaspoons lime juice
• 1 red onion, cut into small dice
• 3 zucchini (colors can vary)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 2 Cuban buns
• 1 tablespoon butter
• Canned fried potato sticks, for topping

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Instructions

1. For the charred tomato salsa: Preheat the broiler.
2. Halve the tomatoes and place skin-side down on a baking sheet. Drizzle with the olive oil and season with salt. Broil for 5 minutes, then add the garlic and jalapeno and broil until the vegetables are blistered and brown, another 5 to 7 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes.
3. Put the tomatoes, garlic and jalapeno in a food processor and pulse a few times until combined but still chunky. Pour into a bowl and fold in the cilantro, lime juice and red onions.
4. For the zucchini frita: Heat a griddle over medium-high heat.
5. Slice the zucchini on a diagonal into 1/2-inch slices. Brush with the olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Griddle the zucchini slices until lightly golden, about 2 minutes per side.
6. Slit the Cuban buns and spread the butter on both sides. Place the buns buttered-side down on the griddle and cook until toasted.
7. Spread about 2 ounces of the charred tomato salsa on the bottom of each bun, then layer with cooked zucchini, another 2 ounces of salsa and the potato sticks. Top with the other half of each bun.