Simple food is often the best. Today’s post isn’t so much about the recipe, it’s more about awakening the senses with some visual inspiration for a really healthy, low-carb, quick and easy meal. What you see is what you get!
Cool, creamy avocado, roughly mashed together with lime juice and fresh coriander, piled on to hot toast and topped with sweet, sizzling, grilled tomatoes is a delicious, hot and cold taste sensation that beats beans on toast any day of the week!
Vegan, Paleo and keto friendly, this savoury offering contains enough healthy fat to keep you satiated for hours. Perfect!
Avocado & Tomato Toasts (serves 4)
Ingredients
2 large, preferably Hass, organic avocados (or 3 medium)
Organic lime juice, freshly squeezed
Small bunch (approx 20g) fresh organic coriander, leaves only, roughly chopped
2-3 drops Tabasco pepper sauce
250g organic mixed baby or cherry tomatoes
Freshly ground organic black pepper
Organic extra virgin olive oil, for grilling and drizzling
Extra sprigs of fresh organic coriander leaves, to garnish
Instructions
Pre-heat the grill to High.
Warm 4 individual serving plates (I do this in the microwave).
Peel and stone the avocados and place in a bowl together with half the lime juice and the tabasco sauce. Roughly mash together with a fork into a fairly coarse textured consistency.
Taste and season with salt. Add more lime juice if you think it needs extra ‘zing’ then stir in the chopped coriander. Cover the bowl with cling-film and set aside in a refrigerator.
Put the tomatoes in an ovenproof dish and drizzle with a little olive oil. Season with salt and pepper then place under the hot grill for 3-5 minutes until cooked through but not collapsed.
Whilst the tomatoes are grilling, toast slices of Vegan Paleo Nut & Seed Bread (2 slices per person) on both sides.
Place the toast on the pre-warmed serving plates. Pile the cool avocado mixture on to the hot toast, dividing it evenly between the slices of toast, then top with the grilled tomatoes.
Drizzle over a little extra olive oil and decorate with extra coriander leaves, if liked.
Tuck in!
Notes
Avocados ripen after picking. I buy them whilst they’re still hard and keep them in the refrigerator. They’ll usually ripen at room temperature within a couple of days, but you can speed up ripening by putting in a fruit bowl with a ripe banana. Avocados are ready to eat when they yield to gentle pressure in the palm of your hand - please don’t prod them with your fingers as they bruise! Once ripened, they can be put back into a refrigerator to store for a few days longer.
Fat 41g Protein 3g Carbohydrate 6g - per serving of guacamole & tomatoes
Fat 17g Protein 5g Carbohydrate 8g - per slice of Vegan Paleo Nut & Seed Bread toast