Who wouldn’t love a whole grain baguette toasted with delicious avocado paste, feta, tomatoes and cilantro piled on top. It’s certainly being talked alot about to today amongst celebrities!
There are 2 things I love about this recipe:
- You can serve it any time of day: breakfast, lunch, snack or appetizer! If you want to eat it for breakfast and don’t have time to prepare the entire recipe, just mash some avocado, spread it on the toast and go! Grab some carrots and you have a great meal!
- You can make it as simple as you want, or get creative. All of the ingredients (other than the toast and avocado are optional.
- 4 slice of baguette whole grain, toasted
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 clove garlic cut in half
- 2 medium avocados smashed with some chunks left in it
- 1/4 tsp garlic salt
- 1/2 tsp lime juice preferrably fresh squeezed
- 8 cherry tomatoes cut into small pieces
- 1/4 c cilantro fresh (chopped)
- 2 tsp purple onion (chopped)
- 4 Tbsp feta cheese crumbled
- Preheat broiler.
- Slice whole grain bread diagonally (4 slices).
- Spread olive oil on bread with a pastry brush.
- Rub bread with garlic clove.
- Toast in broiler for about 2-3 minutes (depending on your oven).
- While bread is toasting, chop tomatoes, cilantro and onion.
- Mash avocado, but leave some chunks. Season with garlic salt and add lime juice.
- Spread avocado paste onto toast and top with remaining ingredients
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Optional: Mix tomatoes,onion and cilantro into the avocado paste. Top with cheese.
God-given health benefits I enjoy from these ingredients:
Whole grain bread: great source of fiber which may help with heart health, prevent weight gain, and lower the risk of diabetes 2.
Olive oil: may aid in prevention of heart disease, cancer, high blood pressure, and depression.
Garlic: detoxes the body, may boost immune function, lower blood pressure, and fight colds and flu.
Avocados: may help clear arteries by lowering bad cholesterol, act as an antioxidant, block many carcinogens, and aid in brain health.
Limes: may aid in digestion, help prevent cancer, arthritis, and kidney stones. strengthen the immune system, fight colds and flu, help prevent heart disease and diabetes.
Tomatoes: may interfere with chemical unions needed to create carcinogens, aid in heart health, regulate fat in the blood.
Feta cheese: protein for muscle health and may help prevent bone loss.
Onions: may improve immunity, fight infection, regulate blood sugar, reduce inflammation, fight allergies.
Cilantro: contains antioxidants, cleanses the body of toxic metals, may contain anti-anxiety benefits, is high in vitamins A and K, and may fight diabetes.
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