Avocados on Sourdough Bread

Name: Avocados on Sourdough Bread
Yield: Makes 2 open-faced sandwiches
Ingredients: cilantro or watercress; freshly ground pepper; cilantro or watercress; a lime; salt; 1 ripe avocado; unsalted butter; 2 slices sourdough French bread

Preparation info

Makes
2
open-faced sandwiches

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Savory Way

By Deborah Madison

Published 1990

About

I think this sandwich was just about all I ate during my last two years of college, and it never became tiresome. When it’s made with a fresh loaf of sourdough bread, there’s nothing better. It’s my idea of a perfect snack to take to the beach just before sundown.

Ingredients

2 slices sourdough French bread
unsalted butter
1 ripe avocado
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Sandwich
Vegetarian

Method

Cut 2 thick slices of fresh bread, spread them with butter, cover with slices of avocado, and sprinkle with lime juice, salt, and plenty of pepper. Top with fresh, shining leaves of cilantro or watercress. Serve with a glass of chilled sauvignon blanc.