Avocado Toast with tofu and vegetables
Starter or snack, avocado toast is yummy in every case, it is joyful, colorful and also really healthy thanks to its intake of vitamin E, a powerful antioxidant against free radicals.
Moreover, this recipe is also a source of vitamins, such as C and group B, of mineral salts such as potassium, magnesium, calcium and phosphorus, and of the important fatty acids omega 3 with a protective effect on the heart. In this version we propose avocado toast with tofu and vegetables, able to counteract cholesterol and to improve digestion.
Ingredients for Avocado Toast
- 1 avocado
- 1 shallot
- A pinch of cardamom
- A pinch of cumin
- 4 sun-dried tomatoes in olive oil
- Some drops of lemon juice
- Extra virgin olive oil
- 2 toasted slices of whole grain bread
- 4 slices of tofu cut with a thickness of about 1 cm
- Sea salt
Ingredients for the vegetables
- 1 stick of celery
- 250 grams of puntarelle or Swiss chard
- 400 grams of Jerusalem artichokes
- 1/4 savoy cabbage
- 2 ladles of broth
- 1 cm of fresh ginger root
- Chili pepper
- Extra virgin olive oil
Vegetables
Cut into thin slices the celery. Peel the Jerusalem artichokes and soak them in water with a little lemon juice for some minutes. Drain the Jerusalem artichokes and cut them into slices. Cut the savoy cabbage into strips. Heat a frying pan with a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil and two tablespoons of water. Add the celery and the Jerusalem artichokes, cook for a couple of minutes and then add the broth. Let it cook for 10 minutes on a low heat. Add also the puntarelle, or Swiss chards, and the savoy cabbage, cook for some minutes, stir often.
Tofu
In a frying pan pour a little extra virgin olive oil, heat for a minute then add the slices of tofu, cook for 2-3 minutes, then flip the slices and cook them on the other side.
Avocado cream and preparation of the toast
Blend in a blender the shallot and the avocado pulp, add the cardamom, the cumin, a pinch of sea salt, some drops of lemon juice and a little extra virgin olive oil. Prepare now the toast. Spread the slices of bread with the avocado cream, place on the cream the sun-dried tomatoes and the slices of tofu. As a side dish serve the vegetables with some chili pepper and fresh grated ginger.
