Healthy Fat and Protein Toast

I'm really picky about bread and try to keep it minimal in my diet. So when I do indulge, it has to be something really special. My all time favorite bread for sandwiches and toast is Aldi's Everything Bagel Sourdough Bread. Excellent!

Take a big piece of that, toast it and spread it with the following combination. This makes enough for two breakfasts.

1 lg. pasture raised egg - hard boiled

1 sm. avocado

a little spicy mustard

a big or little sprinkle of garlic salt

a big or little shake of a black and cayenne pepper blend

several tablespoons of EVOO or toasted sesame oil

finely chopped green onion

Mash everything together and spread on the toast pieces. Serve with sliced tomatoes, cucumbers or fruit.

After I made this I realized a couple sardines would also be great in this. I'll add those before breakfast tomorrow. Buy the good kind, in EVOO, not that soy stuff. If you don't eat all of them, combine them with your cat or dog's food and they'll love it! . . Lin

LOADED Avocado Spread - for avocado toast

I just got my CSA farm box yesterday. Additionally my freezer is packed, as is my 'fridge.
Blessings of riches for sure, but the quantity of food in my house right now is over the top!

The 6 little avocados I bought last week went from rock hard to perfect in a day or two. I like them less ripe than most people, so they went into the 'fridge immediately. . .where they continued to ripen and soften! I decided to use 2 today then saw lots of other vegetables to add to the mix. . .

I often wish I could cook more simply but I doubt it will happen. As much as I admire all aspects of minimalism -so far- my brain just won't go or stay there.

So, for this recipe, it began with these ingredients all rough chopped into my blender jar:

2 stalks celery
2 medium carrots
2 roma tomatoes
6-8 garlic scapes
1/3 large green pepper
1 big garlic clove
1 bunch of basil
1 bunch flat leaf Italian parsley

Use a vegetable peeler to take only the bright yellow layer of the lemon peel and added all the juice. Add 2-3T spicy ranch dressing. Blend that until well combined.

In a medium bowl, finely chop 2 avocados. (yes, I used 2, the second is tucked in between the basil and the bottle of dressing) Add 3oz. of sharp flavored shredded cheese and 3oz. of finely chopped pistachios (or walnuts) Sprinkle with Himalayan pink salt. 

Pour in the blender contents, fold everything together until well combined. Some of the liquid rose to the top so I tilted the bowl and absorbed that with a bunched up paper towel. It was great on toasted sourdough bread but could also be served like salsa or guacamole with tortilla chips. . .Lin

Avocado Toast

I woke up really hungry this morning and since I have an abundance of avocados right now, this is what happened. I also have a great 7 grain bread I bought recently, at our little neighborhood grocery store, so this all came together quickly.

If you have a ripe avocado and some wonderful bread, you're halfway there!

1/2 a ripe avocado

a splash of ranch dressing

garlic-salt-pepper seasoning

1 lg. radish

3-4 grape tomatoes

In a small bowl, mash the avocado with the dressing and seasoning. Add the finely chopped radish and tomatoes. Stir together and spread over your favorite toasted bread.

The variety of vegetables, dressing and seasonings you can use are endless. . .

Have fun with this — Be creative! . . . Lin

A Norwegian Crisp Bread Breakfast

This is sort of a twist on Avocado Toast, but SO much healthier and better tasting. It's great anytime of the day, not just for breakfast. It's also under 500 calories at about 325 without any sides. 

This comes together quickly. Layer everything, then microwave for 30 seconds. I made some quick blanched-cold-shocked tomatoes the other day, so I peeled this one and used about half of it. If you've never tried these crisp breads, there are several types available on Amazon, probably also at your local, natural food stores.  Next time I make this I'll mince the onion, chop the tomato, mash the avocado all together.  Spread this over the base then put the cheese on last.

Mmmm. Experiment with your techniques! . .Lin

Five-Minute Breakfast

If you hard boil a few eggs for the week, it's always easy to build a quick breakfast around them.

Chop up a hardboiled egg.  (Crack them well, then peel under a stream of running water.  When the water gets between the shell and egg, they peel much easier.)  On one piece of Ezekiel Bread, mash avocado slices.  Sprinkle on some chili-lime seasoning and a drizzle of ranch dressing on the egg.
Dill pickles??  Oh, why not! 😉 . . . Lin

Avocado Egg Spread

1-2 ripe avocados

2 hard boiled eggs

3-4T finely chopped onion

½-1 jumbo garlic clove - minced

enough mayonnaise to hold it together

½t your favorite seasoning blend

fresh ground black pepper

Chop and mash all the ingredients together.  Spread it on grainy, toasted bread, a sun-dried tomato rice cake or, as in my case, my favorite new discovery, a crispy, thin corn cake.  Oh these are so good!  I found them at our local Co-Op.  I'm not a big conventional breakfast-food person, so this was breakfast today. . .Lin