With all that rain and freezing temperatures this winter, I don’t know about you, but we are SO ready for SPRING! With St. Patricks Day this weekend and the sun shining again we thought we’d get a jump start on spring and share a really delicious, fresh recipe, perfect for enjoying on a lovely spring day. We hope you enjoy. When you make the recipe, we’d love to see photos. Feel free to share here on the blog or via social media and tag us. (@lisamarroquinsf). Enjoy!
Preserved Lemon & Lavender Fancy Toast
Ingredients
2 SLICES of WHOLE GRAIN BREAD TOASTED
1 AVOCADO
1 HANDFUL ARUGULA WASHED AND DRIED
1 TBLS OLIVE OIL
1/2 TBLS LAVENDER BALSAMIC
(or substitute standard balsamic)
1 TBLS PRESERVED LEMON, RINSED and DICED
1/2 TSP CULINARY LAVENDER
SALT and PEPPER to TASTE
Directions
Mash avocado and spread half on each piece of toast. Toss arugula with olive oil, lavender balsamic, and preserved lemon. top avocado toast with arugula mixture, salt+pepper. Garnish with dried or fresh culinary lavender if you have it. Serves 1
Feel free to get creative with this recipe if you don’t have all the ingredients. You can substitute the preserved lemons with lemon zest. You can also substitute regular balsamic for the lavender balsamic and leave out the culinary lavender if you don’t have it.
If you are interested in some of these products, you can find them at HUNT & GATHER in the Inner Sunset, San Francisco. They are open every weekend Friday-Sunday 11am-6pm. They have Fancy Toast Kits available which included the Preserved Lemons, the Olive Oil, Balsamic, and Culinary Lavender. Or you can always try finding the products online. ~Cheers to Spring!
