Cooking With Dr. G

The weather is unreasonably nice today for New England in February, so I decided to  put up this quickie post today.  You can check it out real fast and then get outside for a walk, hike, or bike ride.  This warm weather is putting a damper on my snowshoeing, but the winter hiking has been great!

Ok, so here is a simple yet awesome lunch idea: grilled avocado and tomato sandwich on sourdough bread.  I have been getting into whole grain sourdough breads lately.  Many argue that it is possibly the healthiest bread available on the market today.  Boasted health benefits range from increased gut protecting healthy bacteria as the dough is fermented, lower glycemic index and more easily digested because the bacteria partially breakdown the gluten, and increased mineral and vitamin availability, again because of the fermentation process, nailed it!

Here is what we are making:

Cute, right?  This sandwich is just the basic version.  Sometimes I like to add: chia seeds, hemp seeds, pickled beets, fresh basil leaves, hummus, roasted red peppers…this is could go on for days.

Serve along side some tomato soup for dipping.

I don’t often eat canned soup, but I did on this particular day.  To bulk up the nutrients and fiber, and to dilute the sodium I added a can of diced no salt added tomatoes to the soup.  Just a little life hack for you.

Happy eating and best health,

Dr. G

Grilled Avocado and Tomato Sandwich

February 21, 2016

by laurie.garabedian@gmail.com

Category Main Meals

Ingredients

• 1 or 2 slices of sourdough bread (I used one slice and made a half sandwich)
• 1/4 - 1/3 of an avocado, mashed
• 3-4 slices of tomato
• pinch of salt to taste
• pinch of pepper to taste
• 1 teaspoon of plant based spread or oil to toast the bread with (optional, the bread will toast without it)

Instructions

1. Spread the avocado on one side of both slices of bread
2. Sprinkle with salt and pepper
3. Sandwich the tomato slices in between.
4. Melt 1/2 of the plant based spread in a frying pan over medium high heat
5. Place the sandwich in the pan to toast.
6. When golden brown remove the sandwich from the pan, melt the other half of the spread in the pan and toast up the other side.
7. Simple, now eat

Tags

Avocado,

Sandwiches

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