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Avocado sardines and atchar on toast. Image: South African Avocado Growers’ Association.

If you’re still thinking about this weekend’s MasterChef SA avocado toast challenge, here’s a recipe for you to try. Thanks to the folks over at the South African Avocado Growers’ Association, here’s a quick and yummy avocado toast recipe.

Prep: 20 minutes
Cook: 5 minutes
Ready in: 25 minutes
Serves 2

Ingredients:

• 2 avocados, chopped
• Zest and juice of 1 lemon
• 30 ml (2 tbsp) avocado or olive oil + extra
• 30 ml (2 tbsp) water
• Salt and pepper
• ½ x 400 g jar atchar
• 120 g tin sardines, drained
• 2 slices bread of your choice, toasted

Method:

1. Make the avo mayo by blitzing half of the avocado, 45 ml (3 tbsp) of the lemon juice, oil and water until smooth. Season with salt.
2. Heat the atchar in a frying pan on medium high until warmed through.
3. Carefully open the sardines and remove the bones, if you like. Add to the pan and spoon over atchar to warm. Take care not to break the sardines.
4. Drizzle the bread with extra oil. Spread with the avo mayo and top with the atchar sardines.
5. Combine the remaining avo with the rest of the lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon over the sardines. Scatter with lemon zest.

South African Avocado Growers Association

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