Yes, you read that right.
I baked an egg in an avocado.
This is something that I had seen several times across various food blogs, and was always curious as to what it would taste like. Well, I finally tried the concoction out for myself sometime back in July.
The verdict? - Not bad at all!
I used my handy toaster-oven to complete the job, as baking a single, lonesome avocado half in a standard-sized over seemed ridiculous to me. Overall, I really enjoyed making and eating this dish. It's something that I can see as a nice filling snack on a rainy day, or perhaps as an appetizer. The prep work was all of 2 minutes - slice open avocado and remove pit, scoop a portion of flesh from one half, crack egg, sprinkle with coarse sea salt and fresh cracked pepper, bake for ~5-10 minutes at 375 °F, and enjoy hot out of the oven with a wedge of lemon. The only issue was that, for my taste at least, the egg was overcooked. Next time, I think I'll only leave the avocado in there for maybe 5 minutes and see how things turn out.
Ingredients: (makes 2 servings)
- 1 avocado (ensure that it's ripe)
- 2 eggs
- Lemon
- Sea salt (or regular salt is fine too)
- Black pepper, freshly cracked
*Other Materials Needed: spoon, sharp knife, baking dish or foil-lined baking sheet
Directions:
- If using a standard oven, preheat to 375 °F. (otherwise, skip this step)
- With a nice sharp knife, split the avocado down the middle and remove the pit.
- Scoop out some flesh from each half of the avocado. (set aside for other use or make into immediate snack)
- Crack 1 egg into each partially-hollowed avocado half.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.
- Bake for ~5-10 minutes, or until egg is done to one's liking.
- Enjoy with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice.
