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Say no to boring breakfast with this fresh and filling take on avocado toast.

BY SANDI GRIGG | PHOTOGRAPHY BY JAMES STEFIUK

BBreakfast is considered the most that is what we had on hand, but any type important meal of the day, but it’s easy to of bread with sturdy slices will work. get stuck in a breakfast rut, especially if I used arugula for this recipe because you’ve been working from home and the I had it on hand, and it adds the perfect children are “going to school” from home. sharp pepperiness. You can certainly

No longer picking up an office substitute butter lettuce, spring greens breakfast or depending the school or spinach for a similar look and cafeteria for a healthy breakfast for the texture. I personally prefer cherry kids, many of us are tired of boring tomatoes to other tomato options, and I breakfasts. You can only eat cereal, eggs, keep them as a staple in our home as bacon and pancakes so many times in the they are good to toss on a salad or in a morning before the redundancy kicks in pasta dish for a sweet pop of flavor. I and your taste buds cry out for halve them for this recipe so they don’t something new. roll off and to make them easier to bite. BLT Avocado Toast was an early If you prefer larger big boy or beefsteak morning creation I made using a few tomatoes, you can use those, just be things I already had in the kitchen. It was sure to slice them thin and drain off instantly a hit with my family. excess juices. Avocado toast has become more and Any kind of bacon will be tasty in this more popular in recent years and is recipe but I prefer the thick-cut bacon. basically avocado on toast, but I suggest You can also use applewood or hickorytopping it with some type of protein, such smoked bacon for a little added flavor. It as eggs, beans, meat or cheese. This takes a bit longer to fry the thick-cut combination of avocado, bacon, lettuce bacon and it creates more grease, but that and tomato on toast can be enjoyed for is great for the drizzle. The bacon grease breakfast, lunch or dinner and doubles as mixed with mayo makes the most the perfect snack. incredible flavor; it also thins out the When preparing this recipe, you want mayo so it can be drizzled over the top. to look for a bread that is hearty and can If you and your family are also looking hold up to all the ingredients that go on for a new breakfast option, then try this top. Using a larger loaf is also beneficial BLT Avocado Toast. It is hearty and so you have more surface area to work filling and will be a perfect way to with. I used whole grain bread because kickstart your day.

BLT Avocado Toast

Serves 2

INGREDIENTS

4 slices of whole-grain bread 2 avocados 8 strips of bacon (reserve bacon grease) Arugula 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, halved 1 Tablespoon Duke’s mayonnaise Salt and pepper

METHOD

Toast the bread until crispy. Meanwhile, fry the bacon until crisp and remove from heat. When cooled, crumble the bacon, reserving the bacon grease. Peel and mash the avocado to your desired level of creaminess; feel free to leave some larger chunks. Spread the avocado onto the bread; top with tomatoes halves, bacon crumbles and arugula. Combine the mayo and a little of the reserved bacon grease to desired consistency. Drizzle over the top of the topped toast. Season with salt and pepper.