Admittedly, food trends are annoying, mostly because they clutter our Instagram feeds and fill our favorite magazines with celebrities swearing by something. Well, I’m making something that’s taken the world by storm: avocado toast. I know, I know. Anytime something is suddenly out, especially in cuisine, it’s a shame (I’m talking to you bacon, black truffles, cupcakes and doughnuts). Luckily in my foodie world nothing is ever in or out. I prefer craving versus trend. I’ve always loved toast, I will always love toast and I’ve always loved avocados. I’m almost positive we’ve all tried toast and avocado prior to this food trend boom. For me, the bread matters; I prefer a crunch rustic baguette (I’ve also craved these recently), a drizzle of olive oil, mashed avocado, sprinkle of salt, pepper and combination of dried chile pepper flakes. This is the easiest breakfast. Or snack or whatever you would like. Trust me. And don’t dismiss this thing of beauty when we’ve moved on to something new.
Avocado Toast
1/2 rustic baguette, sliced and toasted
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Red Chile Flakes
Salt Pepper
1/8 teaspoon lemon zest
1. Drizzle olive oil on toast
2. Mash avocado, add salt and pepper to taste. Stir in lemon zest
3. Spread avocado on toast, sprinkle chile flakes on top on and coarsely ground black pepper
Serves 1-2.
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