This sweet-meets-savory avocado toast recipe is best enjoyed when strawberries are in season. In addition to adding a burst of flavor and pop of color to your plate, strawberries are full of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. But don't count out the tiny hemp seeds that top this dish. These wonder seeds are considered a perfect protein because they contain all of the 20 amino acids, including the nine that our bodies cannot produce. They are also rich in omega fatty acids, fiber, vitamins and minerals -- so take that as license to garnish liberally.
Ingredients
Sliced strawberries
Drizzle of balsamic vinegar
Toasted bread
Ripe avocado
Fresh basil
Lemon
Hemp seeds
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
Slice strawberries into a bowl, and drizzle with balsamic vinegar. Allow them to sit for five minutes. Toast bread to your desired level of doneness. Mash avocado with lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste. Spread avocado mixture onto toast, then top with basil, strawberries, hemp seeds, salt and pepper.
Image and recipe via loveandlemons.com
Ingredients
Sliced strawberries
Drizzle of balsamic vinegar
Toasted bread
Ripe avocado
Fresh basil
Lemon
Hemp seeds
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
Slice strawberries into a bowl, and drizzle with balsamic vinegar. Allow them to sit for five minutes. Toast bread to your desired level of doneness. Mash avocado with lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste. Spread avocado mixture onto toast, then top with basil, strawberries, hemp seeds, salt and pepper.
Image and recipe via loveandlemons.com
Calling all sushi lovers: This raw-fish-topped avocado toast is everything you've dreamt of. Combine rich, protein-packed sushi-grade tuna, smooth avocado and a simple Asian vinaigrette for avocado toast that wouldn't look too out of place on the menu of your favorite Japanese restaurant. Of course, a word to the wise: Be sure to source your tuna from a reputable market.
Ingredients
1 tablespoon white miso
1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
2 tablespoon sesame oil
Pinch of salt
3 ounces sushi-grade tuna
1/2 avocado
Black sesame seeds
Directions
To create the vinaigrette, mix the miso, ginger, rice vinegar, sesame oil and a pinch of salt in a small bowl. Cut the tuna into small cubes, dice your avocado and place both into a bowl. Gently toss with the vinaigrette. Slice your baguette. Top with the avocado and tuna mixture, and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Image and recipe via acozykitchen.com
Ingredients
1 tablespoon white miso
1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
2 tablespoon sesame oil
Pinch of salt
3 ounces sushi-grade tuna
1/2 avocado
Black sesame seeds
Directions
To create the vinaigrette, mix the miso, ginger, rice vinegar, sesame oil and a pinch of salt in a small bowl. Cut the tuna into small cubes, dice your avocado and place both into a bowl. Gently toss with the vinaigrette. Slice your baguette. Top with the avocado and tuna mixture, and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Image and recipe via acozykitchen.com