Graffiti Eggplant Sweet Potato Avocado Salad with Creamy Dill Dressing

Dressing:

1 cup plain Greek yogurt 

Small handful fresh chopped dill 

1/2 teaspoon yellow curry powder 

Sea salt and black pepper to taste

Blend until smooth. Keep refrigerated.

Salad:

4 graffiti eggplant

1 large sweet potato 

1 large avocado 

1/2 small red onion thinly sliced 

Extra virgin olive oil 

Sea salt and black pepper

Preheat oven to 400 F

Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Peel and cut sweet potato into large chunks. Cut eggplant into thick discs. Coat sweet potato and eggplant in plenty of extra virgin olive oil. Season generously with sea salt and black pepper.Arrange in a single layer and bake until cooked (about 20 minutes) turning over halfway during co o king.

Peel and cut avocado into large chunks. Remove veggies from the oven and arrange according to the picture on a large serving plate. Drizzle extra virgin olive oil and creamy dressing over the top with fresh dill. Serve warm.

Open-Faced Ham, Egg, and Avocado Sandwich

Yields: 4

4 thick slices of your favorite artisan bread, toasted

4 poached eggs

4 thick slices ham or Canadian bacon

2 large ripened avocados

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Sea salt and black pepper

Toast bread and assemble your open faced sandwich while the bread is still warm. Season lightly with sea salt and black pepper. Drizzle extra virgin olive oil over the top and garnish with your favorite fresh herbs. Serve immediately.

Perfect Poached Eggs:

4 large very fresh eggs

Break eggs into a bowl. Heat about 2" of water in a deep sided skillet on medium heat. When bubbles cover the bottom of the pan and sides, gently pour eggs into the water. Lower the heat to the lowest setting so the water does not boil. Leave the eggs to cook uninterrupted for 4 to 5 minutes. You will know that the egg is cooked when the whites are set and the yolks begin to thicken. Remove from the water, set on a paper towel, and gently dry. Place atop other sandwich ingredients as seen in the picture and garnish however you see fit.

Crispy Avocado Rolls with Cranberry Balsamic Sauce

Sauce :

1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

1/2 cup cranberry sauce

Whisk all the ingredients to fully combine. Simmer on low heat until it thickens and reduces (about 10 minutes).

Rolls:

3 large avocados, remove skin and pit, slice into strips

10 Vietnamese spring roll sheets

Sea salt and black pepper

Fill a large bowl with warm water (not hot) Dip one wrapper at a time to soften (about 2 seconds).  Wrapper will get softer by the time you roll it.

Lay wrapper flat. Leaving about 2 inches uncovered on each side. In a row across the center, place avocados (about 4 strips). Drizzle your desired amount of sauce on top. Fold uncovered sides inward, then tightly roll the wrapper. Heat a deep sided frying pan with enough pure vegetable oil to cover the bottom of the pan (about 4 tablespoons) on medium heat until oil is ready for frying. Add 4 rolls at a time so as not to overcrowd the pan. Fry until crispy and brown (about 8 minutes on each side). Remove from the oil and drain on paper towels. Season with salt and black pepper.

Serve immediately with extra dipping sauce on the side.

Avocado Egg Pesto Salad

4 hard boiled eggs

2 large avocados

4 large celery stalks with leaves

3 tablespoons basil pesto

1/2 red pepper

extra virgin olive oil

sea salt and black pepper

Remove pit and skin, chop avocados into small bite size pieces. Remove shell off eggs and cut into quarters. Chop celery and leaves into bite size pieces. Chop red pepper into small pieces.

Combine pesto, avocado, eggs, and celery. Season with sea salt and black pepper.

Serve immediately with extra virgin olive oil over the top and red peppers

Garbanzo Avocado Pepper Salad

2 cups cooked garbanzo beans
1/2 small white onion, chopped
1 red capsicum/pepper, chopped
1 yellow capsicum/pepper, chopped
1 large avocado, chopped
1 small garlic cloves, crushed
1/2 lemon, juiced
handful fresh parsley, chopped
1 teaspoon good quality balsamic vinegar
extra virgin olive oil
sea salt and black pepper

Combine all the ingredients and stir well to combine.  Season to your liking with sea salt and fresh black pepper before serving.

Avocado Hummus

2 large avocados

1 cup raw almonds

2 cups garbanzo beans
1 cup Greek yogurt
3 garlic cloves, crushed

1 1/2 lemon, juiced

Handful fresh Italian parsley

Extra virgin olive oil

Sea salt and black pepper

Remove pit and skin from avocado and chop into small pieces. Blend avocado, almonds, garbanzo beans, garlic, yogurt, parsley, and lemon juice, while streaming in oil until you've reached the consistency you desire. Season with sea salt and black pepper. Keep refrigerated.

Drizzle extra virgin olive oil on top to serve.

Shrimp and Avocado Stuffed Tomato

2 large tomatoes

10 medium cooked shrimp

1/2 fresh green chili, with seeds removed, chopped finely

2 teaspoons finely chopped onions

1/2 avocado finely chopped

1 teaspoon capers

1 teaspoon crushed fresh garlic

Juice of half a lemon

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

1/2 Nori (seaweed) sheet

Sea salt and black pepper

Cut tomatoes in half and scoop out the insides and discard

Combine the rest of the ingredients and season with sea salt and black pepper.

Fill tomato halves and sprinkle with seaweed on top. Use the rest for garnish.

Serves 4