Avocado Egg Salad Open Faced Sandwiches

I have to say that I love avocados , I love them in everything! And since summer has come to an end even though here in L.A. It still feels very much like summer, I feel like some avocado egg salad open faced sandwiches for lunch. I have some of these small sliced baguette rounds, and so I wanted to show you how they would look as finger food, as well as a spooky  lunch to commemorate the upcoming spooky filled day we call Halloween.

These make about four open faced sandwiches and about twenty small baguette rounds.

5 boiled eggs

2 avocados, flesh removed and diced

1 heaping tablespoon mayonnaise 

1/2 teaspoon finely chopped scallion 

1/2 teaspoon hot sauce like franks (optional)

A pinch of ground pepper 

A dash of salt

Slice boiled eggs and place in a medium sized bowl. Add diced avocados, mayonnaise, scallion, hot sauce, salt and pepper and smash together using a fork or my tool of choice, a potato masher. Mix together well and place on top of a slice of bread. I made a little spider from a black olive and I think I will name him LEG-olas!

More Halloween goodies to come!

How I slice an avocado

I will be making fajitas in a bit and I wanted to share how to slice and spoon out an avocado. When I was younger, I did not know hoe to slice one or remove the pit without a spoon and I found it a little struggle to get the pit out. I saw someone demonstrate the correct way on tv, and I thought ' What is wrong with me, how simple!. ' So I am sure most of you already know how, but for those who don't or just want to see how I do it:

First you need to cut around the avocado. You can feel the pit of the avocado as you slice through.

Separate the avocado, to make two halves, and reveal the pit.

I take the same knife, and hit the pit with the blade to wiggle the pit out.

Once the pit is out, start slicing each half of avocado while it is in its shell. First I slice horizontally, then vertical r maybe a bit diagonally :)

Then simply scoop out flesh of avocado with a spoon and empty into a bowl.

Continue with other side.

One avocado pieces are in bowl, just add some seasonings that you like. I added a bit of garlic powder and salt. I sometimes add chopped tomatoes, but I did not have any on hand.

Then just start smashing together with a fork or a potato masher, which works really well. Combine and enjoy!