Kitchen Quickie: Texas Caviar Toast

Oh avocado. You are a marvelous thing, aren’t you? Mashed and swirled with lime you become a tasty chippable dip. Blended into soups or smoothies you lend a smooth richness on par with butter or cream. Spread on toast you are better than butter – adept at matching nearly any flavor you choose to accompany.

I think I love you, avocado. And so today I spread you, like the aforementioned dairy-based treat, over a hunk of grainy toast before covering you in black eyed peas. They are good luck, you know – particularly at New Years.

Texas Caviar Toast
Makes five 1-slice servings

Ingredients

• 5 large slices of whole grain bread
• 1 medium or large sized avocado, ripe (medium-soft)
• 1 1/2 cups Texas Caviar (recipe here)
• Salt, lime juice, or hot sauce, to taste (optional)

Directions

1. Toast bread slices until golden-brown.
2. Cut open avocado, remove pit, then score into thin slices using a butter knife. Scoop out flesh using a spoon, then spread over the toast slices with the butter knife.
3. Divide the Texas Caviar evenly over the six slices of bread. Squirt with lime or hot sauce and sprinkle with salt if you so choose.
4. Devour promptly.