{"id":4226,"date":"2012-10-26T16:59:31","date_gmt":"2012-10-26T20:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/?p=4226"},"modified":"2012-10-26T17:07:19","modified_gmt":"2012-10-26T21:07:19","slug":"dysfunctional-chef-hummus-avocado-roasted-tomato-on-toast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2012\/10\/dysfunctional-chef-hummus-avocado-roasted-tomato-on-toast.html","title":{"rendered":"Dysfunctional Chef: Hummus, Avocado, Roasted Tomato on Toast"},"content":{"rendered":"
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from the kitchens of Janice Taylor, Life\/Wellness Coach, Author, Weight Loss Artist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I found this Hummus, Avocado, Roasted Tomato recipe on Eat Live Run<\/a> last week.\u00a0 It hit all my happy spots.\u00a0 Easy to make.\u00a0 Familiar ingredients.\u00a0 No specialty shopping required.\u00a0 Relatively low in calories (unless you go hog wild with the hummus).\u00a0 Healthy.\u00a0 And so, I made it!\u00a0 Three times!\u00a0 It was super-delish, a 5 yummer if ever there was one.<\/p>\n

With great enthusiasm, I shared the recipe with my daughter.\u00a0 When I got to the roasted tomato part of the recipe, she asked, “How did you know when the tomatoes were done?”<\/p>\n

I said, “When the smoke detector alarm went off.”\u00a0\u00a0 We laughed ourselves silly.<\/p>\n

I wasn’t kidding.\u00a0 It was quite the scene.\u00a0 Straight out of Curb Your Enthusiasm, I couldn’t get the alarm to stop buzzing!\u00a0 I was waving a towel in front of it, opened the windows and came close to hitting it with a bat!\u00a0 And that’s why I am the Dysfunctional Chef.<\/p>\n

Enjoy the clip from Curb Your Enthusiasm<\/a>.\u00a0 And the recipe, too!<\/p>\n

Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n

bread
\n1\/2 cup hummus [store bought or homemade]
\n1 avocado \u2013 halved, pitted and peeled
\n4 plum tomatoes, halved lengthwise, cores and seeds removed
\n2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
\n2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
\nsalt + pepper to taste<\/p>\n

Directions:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.<\/p>\n

Arrange the tomatoes on your baking sheet, cut sides up, in a single layer. Drizzle with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Season with salt and pepper.<\/p>\n

Roast until the smoke detector alarm goes off, or until the tomatoes are beginning to caramelize, whichever happens first!\u00a0 (Somewhere in the 25 minute range)<\/p>\n

While the tomatoes roast, toast your bread. Using a cookie cutter or circular object, cut out 1-2 circles per toast, depending on how big the piece of bread is.<\/p>\n

Spread \u00bd-1 tablespoon of hummus on each circular toast.<\/p>\n

In a bowl or plate, mash avocado with a fork, leaving large chunks.<\/p>\n

Layer the mashed avocado over hummus, season with salt + pepper, and then top with a roasted [or fresh] tomato.<\/p>\n

Serve immediately.<\/p>\n

Visit Eat Live Run<\/a> for the full skinny and gorgeous photos of this dish!<\/p>\n

Spread the word \u2026 not the icing!<\/p>\n

Janice
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