Yes, I’ve jumped on the avocado toast bandwagon. It was inevitable. I love avocados and I love an easy, delicious breakfast . . . or snack. I don’t love how expensive avocados are here in Colorado, so when I spot them on sale, I go a little avo-crazy. I added some chopped water chestnuts and topped the toasts with pepitas and a flavorful cashew-cilantro sauce that is the perfect accompaniment. Diced red onion would also be an excellent addition!
INGREDIENTS:
2 ripe avocados, peeled, pitted and mashed
4-oz (half a can) water chestnuts, diced
4 Tbs olive oil
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
Cashew-Cilantro Cream
3/4 C roasted, unsalted cashews
1/2 C nondairy milk (I used an almond-coconut blend. Canned coconut milk would make it even richer and creamier!)
1/2 C fresh cilantro leaves
2 Tbs lime juice
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
The rest
Pepitas
6-8 small slices of bread, toasted (Love Outside the Breadbox gluten-free bread)
DIRECTIONS:
In a medium bowl, combine the mashed avocado with the water chestnuts, oil, garlic, salt, and pepper. In a food processor, combine all of the cream ingredients and blend for several minutes until smooth. Transfer to a bowl or small pitcher. Top toasts with some avocado mixture, cashew-cilantro cream, and pepitas. Enjoy!
- 2 ripe avocados, peeled, pitted and mashed
- 4-oz (half a can) water chestnuts, diced
- 4 Tbs olive oil
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- Cashew-Cilantro Cream
- ¾ C roasted, unsalted cashews
- ½ C nondairy milk (I used an almond-coconut blend. Canned coconut milk would make it even richer and creamier!)
- ½ C fresh cilantro leaves
- 2 Tbs lime juice
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- The rest
- Pepitas
- 6-8 small slices of bread, toasted
- In a medium bowl, combine the mashed avocado with the water chestnuts, oil, garlic, salt, and pepper.
- In a food processor, combine all of the cream ingredients and blend for several minutes until smooth. Transfer to a bowl or small pitcher.
- Top toasts with some avocado mixture, cashew-cilantro cream, and pepitas. Enjoy!
