California Avocado Monte Cristo

Total Time: 18 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 eggs, beaten
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped finely
• 8 slices firm bread (or whole wheat)
• 2 california avocados, sliced
• 8 ounces sliced cooked chicken (optional) or 8 ounces cooked turkey (optional)
• 4 ounces sliced jalapeno jack cheese
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter
• 1 cup fruit salsa
• 4 sprigs fresh cilantro (optional)

Recipe

• 1 beat together eggs, milk, and salt.
• 2 reserve.
• 3 mix mayonnaise with garlic.
• 4 spread 1/2 tablespoon on one side of each slice of bread.
• 5 cover 4 slices of bread with avocado slices; top each with 2 slices chicken or turkey (if using) and 1 slice of cheese.
• 6 cover each with remaining slice of bread, spread side down.
• 7 diagonally cut each in half; reserve.
• 8 in a large frying pan, melt 2 tablespoons butter.
• 9 meanwhile, dip 4 sandwich halves in egg, coating well.
• 10 brown in hot butter, about 2 minutes per side.
• 11 repeat with remaining sandwich halves.
• 12 serve each sandwich with 1/4 cup salsa.
• 13 garnish with cilantro sprig.