• Avocado caesar salad

    Quick, easy and bursting with flavour. This Avocado caesar salad is the perfect starter or lunch meal.

    PREP TIME 15 minutes | COOK TIME 20 minutes | SERVES 4

     

    INGREDIENTS

    • 4 thick slices soy and linseed sourdough, or bread of choice
    • 1 tbsp olive oil
    • 4 eggs 
    • 200 g cos lettuce hearts, leaves separated
    • 2 avocados, thickly sliced
    • 40 g shaved parmesan
    • 1 tbsp sunflower seeds, toasted
    • 1 tbsp pumpkin seeds, toasted

     

    DRESSING

    • ⅓ cup mayonnaise
    • 1 tbsp lemon juice
    • 1 tsp tamari
    • 1 clove garlic, minced

     

    METHOD

    PREHEAT the oven to 220°C.

    TEAR the bread into chunks; place on an oven tray. Drizzle with oil; toss well to coat. Bake for 15 minutes or until crisp and browned lightly. Cool.

    MEANWHILE, place eggs in a small pot with enough cold water to just cover. Cover pan with lid; bring to the boil. 

    BOIL eggs, uncovered, for 3 minutes for soft-boiled; drain. Place eggs in a bowl of cold water to cool. When cool enough to handle, peel eggs; halve lengthways.

    DRESSING

    PLACE ingredients in a small jug and stir well until combined. Season to taste.

    ARRANGE lettuce on a platter; top with avocado, toasted bread, parmesan and eggs. Just before serving, drizzle with dressing and sprinkle with seeds.

     

    FOOD TEAM TIP: Stir the eggs while coming to the boil to centre the yolks, if you like. To toast seeds, place in a small dry frying pan; cook, stirring, over medium heat until fragrant. Dress salad just before serving.

     

    Avocado caesar salad

    Serves: 4
    Prep Time: 15 minutes Cooking Time: 20 minutes

    Ingredients

    • 4 thick slices soy and linseed sourdough, or bread of choice
    • 1 tbsp olive oil
    • 4 eggs 
    • 200 g cos lettuce hearts, leaves separated
    • 2 avocados, thickly sliced
    • 40 g shaved parmesan
    • 1 tbsp sunflower seeds, toasted
    • 1 tbsp pumpkin seeds, toasted
    • DRESSING
    • ⅓ cup mayonnaise
    • 1 tbsp lemon juice
    • 1 tsp tamari
    • 1 clove garlic, minced

    Instructions

    1

    Preheat the oven to 220°C.

    2

    Tear the bread into chunks; place on an oven tray. Drizzle with oil; toss well to coat. Bake for 15 minutes or until crisp and browned lightly. Cool.

    3

    Meanwhile, place eggs in a small pot with enough cold water to just cover. Cover pan with lid, bring to the boil. 

    4

    Boil eggs, uncovered, for 3 minutes for soft-boiled; drain. Place eggs in a bowl of cold water to cool. When cool enough to handle, peel eggs; halve lengthways.

    For the dressing

    5

    Place ingredients in a small jug and stir well until combined. Season to taste.

    6

    Arrange lettuce on a platter; top with avocado, toasted bread, parmesan and eggs. Just before serving, drizzle with dressing and sprinkle with seeds.

     

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