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Tex-mex baked avocados

Name: Tex-mex baked avocados
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: olive oil 2 tbsp; onion 1, chopped; garlic 2 cloves, crushed; green chilli 1, chopped; cumin seeds 2 tsp; mild chilli powder 1 tsp; cherry tomatoes 400g tin; cherry tomatoes 250g, halved; avocados 3 large; eggs 6 small; coriander a handful, chopped; lime wedges; grated cheddar; corn tortillas 6, warmed; hot sauce (optional)

45 minutes
serves 6
Easy

Start Christmas Day off with a bang with this no-fuss show-off brunch, packed with juicy tomatoes, eggs and avocados

By Janine Ratcliffe

Published: December 8, 2019 at 9:58 am

Ingredients

olive oil 2 tbsp
onion 1, chopped
garlic 2 cloves, crushed
green chilli 1, chopped
cumin seeds 2 tsp
mild chilli powder 1 tsp
cherry tomatoes 400g tin
cherry tomatoes 250g, halved
avocados 3 large
eggs 6 small

TO SERVE

coriander a handful, chopped
lime wedges
grated cheddar
corn tortillas 6, warmed
hot sauce (optional)

Method

Step 1

Heat the olive oil in a large ovenproof pan. Cook the onion and a pinch of salt for 10 minutes or until softened. Stir in the garlic, chilli and spices, and cook for another 2 minutes. Add the tinned and fresh tomatoes, and a tin full of water, then simmer for 30 minutes.
Step 2

Halve and de-stone the avocados. Peel away the skin and scoop out a little of the flesh so the eggs can sit inside. Heat the oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Once the sauce has reduced, nestle the avocados into the sauce and crack an egg into each hole. Season, put on a lid, then bake until the eggs are done how you like them (about 7 minutes will give you a set white and runny yolk).
Step 3

Scatter over the coriander, then serve with lime wedges, grated cheese, warm tortillas and hot sauce, if you like.