Scrambled egg, mushroom and smashed avocado breakfast

A vegetarian weekend treat for two, or one ravenous person (can also be eaten for brunch, or lunch)

Isn’t it annoying when someone uses up all the bacon on a Sunday morning?

Well not anymore folks! Now you have this spiffing recipe, you will no longer care that your brother in law ate the last two slices of heavenly bacon goodness. Because now you have this fantastic vegetarian creation to surpass the dull and unimaginative bacon on white bread.

This recipe is really supposed to be for two people but I ate both portions to myself and then had a little nap. A most satisfactory Sunday.

Ingredients

1 medium avocado – £0.85
2 medium free range eggs – £0.33
2 salad tomatoes – £0.22
1 hand full of chestnut mushrooms (70g approx) – £0.20
1 brown seeded roll – £0.18 – Gluten Free – £0.45

Coriander (to taste)
Drizzle of olive oil

Serves 1 or 2

Total Cost – £1.78 – Gluten Free -£2.05
Cost per person – £0.89 – Gluten Free – £1.03
Total cooking time – Less than 30 minutes

Instructions

Heat your oven to 190 degrees. Halve the tomatoes and quarter the mushrooms, pop them in a high sided roasting tray (if you have one, if not any old roasting sheet will do). Drizzle with the olive oil and season to taste. I chuck some dried Italian herb mix in too, but it’s not a necessity. This needs approximately 25 minutes in the oven.

I then mash up the avocado. Some people make a really bad hash of preparing avocado, like I used to 10 years ago. A chef friend of mine then showed me this technique, which is by far the easiest way. After de-stoning the avocado I use a dessert spoon to scoop the flesh from the skin. Then cut it into chunks and mash them up with a fork in a bowl.

I hate washing up scrambled egg pans, so I cheat and do them in the microwave. Crack the eggs into a microwaveable bowl, add a splash of milk (if you’re not dairy intolerant) and whisk for a few seconds. Pop in the microwave on full blast for 40 seconds. Vigorously stir with a fork and pop them back in for another 40 seconds. One last stir and pop them back for a final 20 seconds.

Just after you have shoved the eggs in the microwave cut the roll in half and pop it in a toaster. Toast it to your liking. If you haven’t got a roll use any old bread you have in the house.

Butter your toasted roll if you like, spread the smashed avocado on top and tip your scrambled eggs over the pile. Grab the tomatoes and mushrooms out of the oven and pop on the plates.

I added some coriander as a garnish. I know, some people hate coriander, but I don’t, so yeah. Don’t add it if you hate coriander, if not pop some on and you might be delighted!