Breakfast.
Breaking the all-night fast.
This breakfast recipe I got from my naturopath....and I've been jazzing it up all summer and fall long.
Why so special?
It's simple to put together. Cut up a sweet potato very thinly, throw the slices in the oven at 400 degrees, 9 minutes on each side. A couple more minutes maybe if you want to get it really crispy. Mash up one ripe avocado, lather it over the sweet-potato-slices. A forkful of sauerkraut on top. A generous shower of black sesame seeds. That's all.
It easily allows for real multi-tasking. Throw the sweet potato in the oven. In the first 9 minutes: mash up the avocado; take the remaining ingredients out of the fridge and onto the kitchen counter; make the bed. In the next 9 minutes: wash any leftover dishes from the night before. The oven timer is not off yet, so look around, tidy up and make space for the day to unfold.
Everything happens on the chopping board (save for the time in the oven). Chop, assemble and serve on the board.
It's savory. A deep celebratory howl for savory breakfasts, everyone.
It's light yet wonderfully filling. Break your fast with this...and then face your day, tummy light, body spring’y, and eyes wide open.
Did we forget? It's delicioso.
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Feeds one
Recipe from the Integrative Health Institute in Toronto
Ingredients:
1/2 of a medium-sized sweet potato; thinly sliced lengthwise (about 15 slices)
1 medium to large avocado; mashed, together with a couple of pinches of sea salt
Sauerkraut; a forkful for each sweet potato slice
A generous sprinkle of black sesame seeds
Creative steps:
Bake sweet potato slices in the oven at 400 degree Celsius for 9 minutes on each side. For each side, begin checking for readiness at the 5 minute mark to prevent the slices from burning. Add more minutes as needed until the slices are cooked through and slightly crispy. Top sweet potato slices with mashed avocado (a tablespoon or so per slice) and sauerkraut (a forkful per slice). Sprinkle black sesame seeds on top. EnJoy.
Jazzing it up:
Instead of avo -- hummus. Something creamy.
Instead of sauerkraut -- sliced cucumber or sliced tomatoes or both. Something moist (and veggie).
Instead of sauerkraut -- kimchi. This one I found to be too intense and a bit weird.
