I've seen similar recipes floating around on Pinterest and always wanted to try them, but for some unknown reason felt too intimidated to give them a shot...until today. I've been asking myself all morning "Why did you take so damn long to make these?!" It's a nice change from the same old breakfast sandwiches I eat almost every day.
I'm slowly learning some of the best recipes are the simplest ones. This recipe has 4 main ingredients along with some spices and of course, hot sauce! In my opinion you can't have eggs without hot sauce because they are two things that just go together. It makes me think of that part in the movie Friday where Smokey gets all upset with Craig because he never has two things that match...daaaamn! For those of you who don't know what I'm talking about you can check it out here. I digress...
Serves 2
Ingredients
- 2 avocados
- 2 tablespoons shredded Italian cheese
- 4 tablespoons salsa
- 4 egg yolks
- Salt & pepper
- Cayenne pepper
- HOT SAUCE, I always use Cholula
Directions
Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
Cut avocados in half and remove the pits. If the avocados tilt to the side too much you can cut a small sliver off the bottom to keep them upright. Using a small spoon, scoop out a little more avocado and put in a small bowl. Mash up the extra avocado and set aside. Sprinkle salt and cayenne pepper on to each avocado half. Separate the egg yolk from the egg white and place yolk in the avocado. Sprinkle each with half a tablespoon of cheese and pepper.
Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes depending on how done you want the eggs. Top each with a tablespoon of salsa, a small scoop of the reserved avocado, and hot sauce!
Note: My husband and I had no idea how to eat these and we learned by trial and error. Take a large spoon and scoop around the edges of the skin until all of the inner deliciousness comes out. It's much easier than trying to eat directly out of the avocado.
Simple to make and healthy. Sounds like a win-win to me.
Now that I've stepped outside my breakfast sandwich comfort zone, I want to know what YOU make for breakfast? Hook a sister up and give me some ideas!
