Tomato, Cucumber And Guacamole Sandwiches

Recipe Ingredients

1/2		Avocado - peeled (large)
1 tablespoon	15ml	Fresh lime juice
1		Garlic clove - pressed
1 teaspoon	5ml	Minced jalapeño chili
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
8		Good-quality whole wheat bread
		= (each about 4" by 4" and 1/2" thick)
20		Thin tomato slices
16		Thin peeled cucumber slices
8		Thin red onion slices
1 cup	16g / 0.6oz	Fresh cilantro sprigs - (lightly packed)

Recipe Instructions

Using fork, mash avocado, lime juice, garlic and jalapeño in small bowl until almost smooth. Season guacamole with salt and pepper.

Divide guacamole among all bread slices, spreading evenly (guacamole will be thinly spread). Place 5 tomato slices atop guacamole on each of 4 bread slices. Top each with 4 cucumber slices, then 2 onion slices, then cilantro. Top with remaining 4 bread slices, guacamole-side down, pressing lightly. Cut sandwiches in half. (Can be prepared 3 hours ahead. Wrap in plastic; chill.)

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Per Serving: calories, 220; total fat, 8g; saturated fat, 1g; cholesterol, 0mg.

Source:
Bon Appetit, August 1997

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