Ingredients #
- 2 slices of high-quality bread you like
- 1 ripe avocado
- Olive oil
- 1 very ripe tomato
- Salt
- Pepper
- MSG
- Cayenne Pepper
- High-quality sweet Paprika
Steps #
Frying the bread #
Frying bread is comically underrated.
- Add generous olive oil to pan on high heat and bring to high temp (Note, I understand the temptation to use butter. I'm a fan, too. I've tried many times but butter and avocado don't mix)
- Add the 2 slices of bread to the pan
- Fry until golden brown
- Press down on bread to get a great sear
- Add more olive oil to upper side of bread
- Turn slices around and keep frying until golden brown
Avocado #
Make sure the avocado is ripe. There is no excuse for non-ripe avocados. Just buy them, keep them out until ripe, and keep them in the fridge for weeks in perfect state.
- Cut avocado in 2 halfs and remove the seed
- With a butter knife cut vertical and horizontal slices inside while the avocado is NOT in your hand
- With a spoon remove the avocado flesh, each half on one slice of bread
- With a fork lightly spread out to cover the whole slice
Spices #
- Salt generously. More than you think you need
- Add a lot of freshly ground pepper
- Add a generous amount of MSG
- Add cayenne pepper to taste
- Add paprika to taste (it's worth it buying this from a specialist spice shop. The quality difference over the super market stuff is stark)
Tomato #
- With a very sharp knife cut 4-6 thin slices of tomato from the almost-overly-ripe tomato (no trick here like with avocados. You'll have to buy it ripe or time it well)
- Add 2 tomato slices to each slice of bread
- Salt each tomato
Eat immediately #
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