I don't think I'd ever go vegetarian mostly because it's expensive, requires culinary creativity and talent, and also I do like eating meat. It's good. When it's made right, it's reallllly good. Especially poultry that when cooked seems to take in flavor so much better than other meat.
Anyway, I think I've become a bit of a food snob since my vacation in Spain. I love that Mediterranean edge that everything has. That daring balance between salty and sweet, cream and solids...
I used to avoid garlic for fear of offending people with my breath when they get close enough. Fuck it. If you avoid garlic or you only eat sparingly, get over it. Garlic is good. I have gone through 2 jars of minced garlic and am working on my third, all in the past month. Pile that shit on. It adds that essential base to anything you're making. It should be as much of a staple as bread.
I sound like I know things about food, but I don't. But I know what I like (flavor, freshness) and what I don't like (cooking, onions).
So here it is. Try this when you are super hungry and super lazy and super tired.
Ingredients: (You can buy everything at Aldi except for the veggie burgers)
-Tomatoes
-Spinach leaves
-Fresh ball of mozzarella
-English muffin or some kind of sandwich roll, go for whole wheat
-olive oil
-sea salt
-minced garlic
-one egg
-avocado
-garlic powder
-boca burger (or salmon burger, morningstar burger)
A toaster oven is perfect for to make this sandwich. While this apartment has an oven and stove, I've never felt like it wouldn't blow up if I tried to use it. Whether you're using a toaster oven or a regular oven, set it at 350 or 375 degrees. Set the timer at 20 minutes. Place the frozen burger in right away directly on the rack. Cut the roll, english muffin or whatever bread you're using in half. Pour enough olive oil on the inside of each piece to cover the surface area. Scoop out a small spoonful of minced garlic and spread on the with the olive oil on each side. Slice some pieces off the mozzarella ball and place on top of the olive oil and garlic. Once the burger has been in for 10 minutes, put in the breaed pieces cheese side up.
While the bun and burger are cooking, slice a tomato. You'll need 4 slices but you'll end up with at least half a tomato. Sprinkle a little sea salt and galic powder on the left over tomato, slice a piece of mozzarella and place it on top of the tomato. Take a bite and prepare your pallette for what's about to come.
Use half an avocado and make sure it's ripe. If you can't find ripe avocados, buy a couple and leave them for a couple of days together in a bag at room temperature. Make a quick and simple version of guacamole with the half avocado. Chop it up with a fork, add seal salt and garlic powder to taste and mix it up.
Start cooking an egg in a pan over medium or over easy. When the bell rings and your burger and bun is ready, spread the avocado onto melted mozz. Place the tomatoe slices over the avocado on each bun. Next place the boca on the tomato slices, spread some spinach leave on next, cover with the egg and place the other prepared bun on top.
Cut it in half so that all your sense are focused on the gooey yuminess and not the gooey mess that your sandwich has become.
I hope one day that this will aid your hungry tummy and you will think of me.
