It's no doubt that avocado's make great sandwiches. Avocado monte cristo and avocado quesadillas being recipes of 2 delicious sandwiches.
Below are the recipes for you to try at home and see what I mean.
1. Avocado Monte Cristo
Ingredients:
A signature sandwich served west-coast style. Fresh avocados layered with turkey, Jalapeno Jack cheese, cilantro and salsa.
Serves 12
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup garlic mayonnaise (aioli)
- 24 slices firm white sandwich bread
- 6 California avocados (3 pound)
- 48 (1 ounce) slices sliced roasted chicken or turkey (3 pound)
- 24 (1 ounce) slices sliced Jalapeno Jack cheese
- 16 eggs, beaten
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Unsalted butter, as needed
- 3 cups fresh fruit salsa of choice
- 12 fresh cilantro sprigs
- 24 slices firm white sandwich bread
- 6 California avocados (3 pound)
- 48 (1 ounce) slices sliced roasted chicken or turkey (3 pound)
- 24 (1 ounce) slices sliced Jalapeno Jack cheese
- 16 eggs, beaten
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Unsalted butter, as needed
- 3 cups fresh fruit salsa of choice
- 12 fresh cilantro sprigs
Directions:
- Spread 1/2 tablespoon garlic mayonnaise on one side of each slice of bread.
- Cover 12 slices of bread with avocado slices.
- Top each with 2 slices of chicken or turkey and 1 slice cheese.
- Cover each with remaining slice of bread, spread-side down, diagonally cut each in half. Reserve.
- Beat together egg, milk, and salt; reserve.
- Dip 2 halves of a sandwich in egg mixture, coating well.
- Brown in hot butter, about 2 minutes per side.
- Cover 12 slices of bread with avocado slices.
- Top each with 2 slices of chicken or turkey and 1 slice cheese.
- Cover each with remaining slice of bread, spread-side down, diagonally cut each in half. Reserve.
- Beat together egg, milk, and salt; reserve.
- Dip 2 halves of a sandwich in egg mixture, coating well.
- Brown in hot butter, about 2 minutes per side.
Serve with 1/4 cup fresh fruit salsa. Garnish with a cilantro sprig.
2. Avocado Quesadillas
Ingredients:
- 2 ripe tomatoes, seeded and diced
- 1 firm-ripe Haas avocado, peeled and diced
- 1 tablespoon chopped red onion
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
- 4 (6- to 7-inch) flour tortillas
- 1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 1 1/3 cups coarsely grated Monterey jack cheese
- Fresh cilantro sprigs (for garnish)
- 1 firm-ripe Haas avocado, peeled and diced
- 1 tablespoon chopped red onion
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
- 4 (6- to 7-inch) flour tortillas
- 1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 1 1/3 cups coarsely grated Monterey jack cheese
- Fresh cilantro sprigs (for garnish)
Directions:
- In a small bowl stir together tomatoes, avocado, onion, lemon juice and Tabasco sauce. Season with salt and pepper.
- In another small bowl stir together sour cream and cilantro and salt and pepper to taste.
- Preheat broiler.
- Put tortillas on a large baking sheet and brush tops with oil.
- Broil tortillas on a rack set 2 to 4 inches from heat until pale golden.
- Turn tortillas and broil until other sides are pale golden.
- Sprinkle tortillas evenly with cheese and broil until cheese is melted and bubbling.
- Spread avocado mixture evenly over tortillas and top each with 1 of remaining tortillas, cheese side down, to make 2 quesadillas.
- Transfer quesadillas to a cutting board and cut each into 4 wedges.
- In another small bowl stir together sour cream and cilantro and salt and pepper to taste.
- Preheat broiler.
- Put tortillas on a large baking sheet and brush tops with oil.
- Broil tortillas on a rack set 2 to 4 inches from heat until pale golden.
- Turn tortillas and broil until other sides are pale golden.
- Sprinkle tortillas evenly with cheese and broil until cheese is melted and bubbling.
- Spread avocado mixture evenly over tortillas and top each with 1 of remaining tortillas, cheese side down, to make 2 quesadillas.
- Transfer quesadillas to a cutting board and cut each into 4 wedges.
Top each wedge with a heaping teaspoon of sour cream mixture and garnish with cilantro sprigs.
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