It's no doubt that avocado's make great sandwiches. Avocado monte cristo and avocado quesadillas being recipes of 2 delicious sandwiches. Below are the recipes for you to try at home and see what I mean. 1. Avocado Monte Cristo Ingredients: A signature sandwich served west-coast style. Fresh avocados layered with turkey, Jalapeno Jack cheese, cilantro and salsa. Serves 12 Ingredients: - 3/4 cup garlic mayonnaise (aioli) - 24 slices firm white sandwich bread - 6 California avocados (3 pound) - 48 (1 ounce) slices sliced roasted chicken or turkey (3 pound) - 24 (1 ounce) slices sliced Jalapeno Jack cheese - 16 eggs, beaten - 1 teaspoon salt - Unsalted butter, as needed - 3 cups fresh fruit salsa of choice - 12 fresh cilantro sprigs Directions: - Spread 1/2 tablespoon garlic mayonnaise on one side of each slice of bread. - Cover 12 slices of bread with avocado slices. - Top each with 2 slices of chicken or turkey and 1 slice cheese. - Cover each with remaining slice of bread, spread-side down, diagonally cut each in half. Reserve. - Beat together egg, milk, and salt; reserve. - Dip 2 halves of a sandwich in egg mixture, coating well. - Brown in hot butter, about 2 minutes per side. Serve with 1/4 cup fresh fruit salsa. Garnish with a cilantro sprig. 2. Avocado Quesadillas Ingredients: - 2 ripe tomatoes, seeded and diced - 1 firm-ripe Haas avocado, peeled and diced - 1 tablespoon chopped red onion - 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice - 1/4 teaspoon Tabasco sauce - 1/4 cup sour cream - 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro - 4 (6- to 7-inch) flour tortillas - 1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil - 1 1/3 cups coarsely grated Monterey jack cheese - Fresh cilantro sprigs (for garnish) Directions: - In a small bowl stir together tomatoes, avocado, onion, lemon juice and Tabasco sauce. Season with salt and pepper. - In another small bowl stir together sour cream and cilantro and salt and pepper to taste. - Preheat broiler. - Put tortillas on a large baking sheet and brush tops with oil. - Broil tortillas on a rack set 2 to 4 inches from heat until pale golden. - Turn tortillas and broil until other sides are pale golden. - Sprinkle tortillas evenly with cheese and broil until cheese is melted and bubbling. - Spread avocado mixture evenly over tortillas and top each with 1 of remaining tortillas, cheese side down, to make 2 quesadillas. - Transfer quesadillas to a cutting board and cut each into 4 wedges. Top each wedge with a heaping teaspoon of sour cream mixture and garnish with cilantro sprigs.
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