Friday mornings are usually very lazy for me.
Fridays are almost weekends in my book and I sure am not the only one who feels this way.. am I?
Usually, I cook every morning and send A off with some lunch but every Friday morning, I ask him if he wants to carry lunch. Surely, this is me manipulating him, but don't ever tell him I said so!! :-) Friday is no different from any other working day and there is no reason for him to not want lunch, but just me planting the idea is good enough. The rest pretty much takes care of itself.
Come 09:030 am, off A goes, no lunch in hand, dreaming of Dosas and Thali meals, leaving me dreaming about my new blog post with a fun lunch-for-one.
A is always very enthusiastic about eating anything new I make, bless him, but sometimes it is honestly just more fun to cook for myself. Just the thought makes me feel so free. I can use whatever ingredients I want, experiment with all sorts of weird combinations and pretty much make as big a mess without really, really, worrying about how it might taste.
This was one such experiments that ended up truly lovely. I have recently started thinking about cooking with avocado but using it in Indian cuisine is a challenge. I know some people make chutneys with it, but, lets just say - no thanks. My recent trip to Costco left me with about 5 avocados and the thrill of figuring out what to do with them. I had read in many articles that the creamy texture of avocado lends itself beautifully as a replacement for mayonnaise and I decided to make myself a grilled "cheese" sandwich.
I used brown bread with the avocado spread, cheddar cheese, lettuce, onions and tomatoes but you can use whatever cheese and veggies you want. If you have more time on your hands you can certainly use roasted eggplant or zucchini.
It was the best 10-minute lunch I had ever eaten.
Avocado and Veggies "Grilled Cheese" Sandwich
Ingredients
2 slices whole-wheat bread
1 avocado
2 leaves of butter lettuce/ romaine/ iceberg
4 slices of tomato
4 slices of onion
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Few drops of lime juice
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
Few drops of Olive Oil
This recipe serves 1
Serve with ketchup if you like. Personally, it tastes brilliant as is!
Fridays are almost weekends in my book and I sure am not the only one who feels this way.. am I?
Usually, I cook every morning and send A off with some lunch but every Friday morning, I ask him if he wants to carry lunch. Surely, this is me manipulating him, but don't ever tell him I said so!! :-) Friday is no different from any other working day and there is no reason for him to not want lunch, but just me planting the idea is good enough. The rest pretty much takes care of itself.
Come 09:030 am, off A goes, no lunch in hand, dreaming of Dosas and Thali meals, leaving me dreaming about my new blog post with a fun lunch-for-one.
A is always very enthusiastic about eating anything new I make, bless him, but sometimes it is honestly just more fun to cook for myself. Just the thought makes me feel so free. I can use whatever ingredients I want, experiment with all sorts of weird combinations and pretty much make as big a mess without really, really, worrying about how it might taste.
This was one such experiments that ended up truly lovely. I have recently started thinking about cooking with avocado but using it in Indian cuisine is a challenge. I know some people make chutneys with it, but, lets just say - no thanks. My recent trip to Costco left me with about 5 avocados and the thrill of figuring out what to do with them. I had read in many articles that the creamy texture of avocado lends itself beautifully as a replacement for mayonnaise and I decided to make myself a grilled "cheese" sandwich.
I used brown bread with the avocado spread, cheddar cheese, lettuce, onions and tomatoes but you can use whatever cheese and veggies you want. If you have more time on your hands you can certainly use roasted eggplant or zucchini.
It was the best 10-minute lunch I had ever eaten.
Avocado and Veggies "Grilled Cheese" Sandwich
Ingredients
2 slices whole-wheat bread
1 avocado
2 leaves of butter lettuce/ romaine/ iceberg
4 slices of tomato
4 slices of onion
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Few drops of lime juice
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
Few drops of Olive Oil
This recipe serves 1
- Toast the two slices of bread on a dry skillet just to warm it up a bit. Set aside.
- Cut open the avocado, get rid of the seed and scoop out the flesh. Mash the flesh well till it's spreadable and a bit lumpy. Mix in some lime juice, red pepper flakes for some heat, salt and pepper. Don't let it sit aside for too long as the avocado tends to darken with time.
- Spread generously over the toasted slices. Top with the shredded cheese, lettuce and your choice of veggies. Bring the slices together and apply a little pressure until they all stay in place.
- Brush some olive oil on the two ends of the sandwich and toast over a hot skillet until brown on both sides. This causes the cheese to melt and gives us some gooey goodness.
Serve with ketchup if you like. Personally, it tastes brilliant as is!
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