Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend. I had a very packed & fun one that included brunch with a friend at my favorite neighborhood restaurant, another brunch where I encountered the biggest Bellini I've ever seen (it was served in a pint glass, which made me very, very happy), a showing of Prometheus, and most importantly, my favorite six-year-old's birthday party. :-)
Besides being a busy weekend, it was also an unbearably hot one. It has been in the 90s with some ridiculous humidity for the last few days and the nasty streak will continue for most of this week. Seeing as we live in a small apartment with no AC, I'm not interested in cooking anything when the weather gets like this. I made the mistake of turning on the oven during some ungodly weather last summer... let's just say that I created a hellish salmon-infused inferno that lasted for days. Lesson learned.
As I am currently on a mini-cooking hiatus, I've had to bust out all of my favorite no-cook (or microwave only) recipes. Today's Meatless Monday dish is a simple recipe that highlights some of the best flavors of the season: tomatoes and avocados. It's not only one of my favorite sandwiches ever, but it's also full of healthy fats and is super easy to make (only two steps!). Most importantly, it doesn't require turning on the oven. :-)
Avocado Hummus & Tomato Sandwich
Makes 2 servings
INGREDIENTS
1 avocado
1/2 cup canned white beans, drained and rinsed
1 lemon, juiced (approximately 3 Tbsp)
Sea salt & pepper, to taste (I use truffle salt - it is amazing on both avocados & tomatoes!)
4 slices whole grain sprouted bread (I like Ezekiel)
2 cups arugula (or substitute with fresh spinach)
2 plum tomatoes
DIRECTIONS
1. Make the hummus: mash together the avocado, beans, lemon, and salt/pepper.
2. Assemble the sandwich: layer the avocado hummus, arugula, and tomato on the bread (I like mine toasted).
*recipe via Dawn Jackson Blatner at The Chopping Block
1 avocado
1/2 cup canned white beans, drained and rinsed
1 lemon, juiced (approximately 3 Tbsp)
Sea salt & pepper, to taste (I use truffle salt - it is amazing on both avocados & tomatoes!)
4 slices whole grain sprouted bread (I like Ezekiel)
2 cups arugula (or substitute with fresh spinach)
2 plum tomatoes
DIRECTIONS
1. Make the hummus: mash together the avocado, beans, lemon, and salt/pepper.
2. Assemble the sandwich: layer the avocado hummus, arugula, and tomato on the bread (I like mine toasted).
*recipe via Dawn Jackson Blatner at The Chopping Block
haha. I can relate. I had a dinner party this weekend and the oven was on for most of the day. Thank goodness we have AC but the thermometer read 77 degrees. I was sweating in places ladies shouldn't sweat in.
ReplyDeleteLovely sandwich-all my favorite ingredients. I lvoe that you made the hummus with white beasn, delish.
ReplyDeleteWow, we actually have the ingredients for this. I'm going to make this for dinner.
ReplyDelete@Sarah: HA! I don't even want to think about the sweating part. Oy.
ReplyDelete@Suzi: Thanks for stopping by! :-)
@Jason: Yay!! It's such a delicious sandwich & so easy to make.
Avocado hummus sounds delicious! This sounds so refreshing and great you don't have to turn on the oven or stove... perfect for a hot day!
ReplyDeleteum that sounds like an AMAZING hummus! yum!
ReplyDelete@Renee: Exactly! Summertime cooking without AC is the pits!
ReplyDelete@Jenn: Oh, it's yummy - I sometimes make it just to eat on its own!
Oh, wow!
ReplyDelete1. You have been one busy lady since February. I'm going to have to take some time and "read in," to find out what you've been doing.
2. Also wow because I like Avocado and Tomato sandwiches. We have been eating them somewhat regularly; they highlight "some of the best flavors of the season: tomatoes and avocados."
Coincidence, our what?
And here you get to be the star of your own Starr blog. Awesome!
I'm glad you dropped by to see what Bear has been doing. Thanks.
Blessings and Bear hugs.
@Rob-bear: So glad you made it over here! I loooove avocados & cannot get enough of this sandwich. I made it the other day & added kalamata olives just to change it up a bit - AMAZING! :-)
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