Avocado Toast - Three Ways
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A Generous Portion exists to renew a love for cooking by nurturing a legacy that prioritizes joy back around the table.
We want to share the knowledge we have learned and not only the knowledge, but the joy that comes from getting to know your food and how you can use it as a way to cultivate memories with your family and friends. So dive into these recipes, we have given you three variations plus Nathan's DELUXE version. Want to watch our cooking video? Well then, join us this Thursday, April 15th @ 5pm EST on their Facebook Page!
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Avocado Toast - Three Ways
Servings: 4 Time: 30mins Difficulty: Easy
Avocado toast is incredibly versatile and can be adjusted easily for those in your family with different preferences. Keep your base the same and then have fun from there!
Avocado Toast - Three Ways Recipe PDF
4 slices of French bread (or other sturdy bread)
2 garlic cloves, peeled
2 avocadoes, mashed
#1 Tomato Topping Toast
4 eggs, hard boiled
15 cherry/grape tomatoes, diced
1/2 lemon, juiced
3 tbsp of olive oil
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
feta, crumbled for topping
#2 Spiced Scrambled Toast w/ Parmesan
1/2 tbsp butter, unsalted
4 eggs, scrambled
1/4 cup spinach, chopped
pinch of salt, cumin, smoked paprika
1/4 cup of parmesan, grated
#3 Ricotta and Tomato Toast
1/2 cup of ricotta, 2% or whole
1 large tomato, sliced (we like heirloom)
1 cup of baby arugula
drizzle of olive oil and balsamic vinegar
salt and pepper, for topping
optional: crushed red pepper flakes
Nathan's DELUXE Version
#3 Ricotta and Tomato Toast
-ADD-
8 strips of bacon
4 eggs, scrambled
-OMIT-
olive oil and balsamic vinegar
Cut 3/4in slices of bread, toast and rub garlic on them while they are still hot. Set aside
Tomato Topping Toast: Dice up tomatoes and combine in a bowl with lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper. Stir and set aside.
Place 4 eggs in a sauce pan and cover them with water 1in above eggs. Bring to a rolling boil, turn off and cover, keep on the burner, for 8 min. Then place in a cold water bath for 3 minutes.
Mash up avocadoes and slice eggs. Set aside.
Assembly: Place a generous portion of avocado on bread, add sliced egg, spoon on tomato topping (with juices), and crumbled feta.
Spiced Scrambled Toast w/ Parmesan: Scrambled eggs - Using a sauce pan, melt butter over low heat. Add in eggs and whisk 5 minutes, until semi- liquid. Add spinach and keep whisking till fully cooked (it will have a porridge-like consistency). Salt and set aside. It could take about 10 minutes in total.
Assembly: Place a generous portion of avocado on bread, add scrambled eggs, sprinkle on cumin and smoked paprika, and top with parmesan cheese.
Ricotta and Tomato Toast: Assembly - Place a generous portion of avocado on bread, 2 tbsp of ricotta, a few slices of tomato, and baby arugula. Drizzle olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and a sprinkle of salt and black pepper.
Nathan's DELUXE Version - Follow the above directions for #3 Ricotta and Tomato Toast but add bacon after the avocado and scrambled eggs after the tomato..
