Avocado Veggie Sandwich

• servings: 1
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

2 slices bread - whole grain

1/2 avocado

1 tablespoon lemon juice

2 tablespoon

1 tomato - sliced

2 sun-dried tomatoes

1 cup arugula and/or microgreens

1/2 red onion - thinly sliced

salt

black pepper

Directions

Pit and peel half of the avocado, slice it and cover it with lemon juice.

Top the bread with the hummus, place the avocado sliced on top and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Then add a layer of sliced tomatoes, the sun-dried tomatoes cut into small pieces, red onion, and greens. Then finish it off by topping with the remaining bread slice.

Notes

Choose the Right Avocado

Yes, you need a perfectly creamy avocado.

Isn’t it awful when you cut into an avocado that you’ve been watching for a few days and find a brown slime inside? Or, on the other hand, when the avocado seems soft from the outside, but as soon as you cut into it, it’s actually hard as a rock?

I’ve tried many methods to pinpoint ripe avocados, including making sure the skin isn’t too dark or squeezing the avocado gently in my hand to check if it’s just slightly soft but not too much.

But the real breakthrough came after reading this article.

It turns out that all you have to do is check the color under the little brown stem on top of the avocado. This gives you a little preview of what you are going to find inside.

If the stem doesn’t come off easily: Your avocado is not ripe enough to eat.

If it comes off easily and you find bright green underneath: You’ve got the perfect creamy avocado in your hands.

Or if it comes off easily, but it’s brown underneath: Overripe avocado!

I simply slice my avocado in this sandwich, but you can, of course, go for mashed avocado.

Everything Else

Red onion: Milder than white onions, they are perfect for any sandwich and give a bit of crunchiness.

Fresh tomato slices: Make sure to pick ripe tomatoes. I try to buy my at the local farmer market when in season, as they taste so much better than the one you can buy in the supermarket.

Sun-dried tomatoes: The sweet-tart flavor of sun-dried tomatoes adds a much-needed contrast to the creaminess of the avocado.

Hummus: Not only hummus goes incredibly well with avocado, but it’s a great way to add protein and make this healthy veggie sandwich a balanced meal. Yes, you can use store-bought hummus, but it’s much better to make your own in 5 minutes with my easy hummus recipe. I promise, it takes no time, and you won’t have to peel the chickpeas one by one!

Greens: I used a combination of arugula and microgreens, but you can use whatever type of greens you have in your fridge.

Nutrition

• Calories: 394kcal
• Total Fat: 20g
• Total Carbohydrate: 48g
• Total Sugars: 9g
• Protein: 12g