Avocado Mustard Sandwich

I am going to tell you something and you're probably not going to believe me.

You don't have to like mustard to like this sandwich.

Seriously! This is my mom's brainchild, and the first time she told me it was amazing I was like, "If you say so..."

Then I ate it.

And I saw that it was good.

Hubby, too! The first time I told him it was amazing and offered to make one, he did one of those faces that means, "I love her...and I want to make her happy...but that sounds disgusting. But I love her...and I want to make her happy...so I will eat it. Is it rude to plug my nose first? Will she notice? Of course she'll notice. Smile and nod." So he smiled and nodded and said he'd love it if I made him one.

Hubby does that kind of face sometimes with new foods of mine. He always trusts me, though, and he loves to say he's never disliked a single thing I've made him! This was no exception. He craves them now, sometimes.

This was also during his phase when he wasn't sure if he liked avocados, having just realized that guacamole wasn't the devil, either, like he'd always thought.

Long story short...This sandwich is amazing, and don't worry about the mustard. Unless you're allergic, and then you have an excuse to both worry about the mustard and to not eat it.

Let's get down to it:

Prep time: <5 minutes

Cook time: Zero!

Serves: 2 sandwiches

Ingredients:

1 ripe avocado
4 slices of bread (the crispier the better!)*
2 teaspoons yellow mustard

*Or two large slices to cut in half, like me!

That's it! Dontcha love three-ingredient foods?

Directions:

1. Toast yo' bread. Now, normally this would be four slices like the recipe says, but the only bread we had in the house was a huge loaf with long slices, so I'm pretending that this is four slices. I'll cut it in half later to make two separate sandwiches out of it.

2. Drizzle mustard on the inside of each slice of bread.

Spread it evenly.

3. Grab your avocado.

Slice it in half. I love the color of a fresh avocado!

Time to pit. Easiest way to do this is to drive the knife slightly into the pit (less than 1 cm)--

--and twist.

It pops right out!

I can't tell you how much time it saved me when I first heard this trick.

Toss the pit aside.

4. Peel your avocado however you like to.

 Slice into thin strips. You can also just mash it, but I prefer to slice and then spread.

5. Stick a slice of avocado onto the bread.

And use the knife (or a fork) to gently mash it.

Repeat until the toast is fully covered with half of the avocado.

This is normally more uniform and smooshed, but the avocado I used was not quite ready. You know how those youngin's are...never listen!

Top with the second half of the bread and if you're using big slices, like me, then cut in half to make two separate sandwiches.

Out of curiosity, do y'all do diagonal or horizontal slices for sandwiches, usually?

Either way, here comes the easiest part--Enjoy!

Kitchen Credits:

-This one belongs to my mama!