Yummy Avocado Bruschetta

I was thinking about posting some breakfast foods seeing as I have neglected that area thus far. In keeping with the "easy, healthy and quick" theme I thought I would share one of my favourite fast breakfasts, bruschetta. There are many variations of the bruschetta for you to explore, but I'm going to share my go-to recipe I absolutely adore, avocado bruschetta with black olives and cherry tomatoes!

Ingredients

• 2 medium cut slices of multigrain bread ( sour dough & wholewheat are good choices too)
• 1 ripe avocado
• 3-4 cherry tomatoes
• 2 black olives
• 1 clove garlic
• sea salt / kosher salt
• cracked black pepper
• extra virgin olive oil

Method:

Firstly peel and slice your garlic in half. Rub the garlic along your 2 slices of bread. Drizzle or brush your bread lightly with the olive oil (you don't need much, so be careful not to over do it). Sprinkle with salt and black pepper before placing your bread oil side down on your grill / griddle / pan. Repeat on the other side and leave to toast on medium heat for a few minutes. Flip over to toast both sides evenly.
Slice your avocado in half and remove the stone (I do this by cutting down into the stone carefully with a sharp knife and twisting it to the side, loosening the stone easily). Remove and roughly cut up the creamy green flesh and top your bread slices. Chop your cherry tomatoes in halves or quarters and chop or slice your olives before added to your avocado and bread. Season with a little more black pepper and/or salt.
Pretty easy, yes? And completely satisfying.

The nutritional value of this simple breakfast is amazing. If you use a good multigrain bread like me you will be loading up on your iron, calcium, lignans, folate, vitamins, minerals and unsaturated fats just from your 2 bread slices alone, which is fantastic first thing in the morning as it gives you natural energy for your busy day ahead. I like to use the multigrain bread from wholefoods which is packed with goodness from sunflower, pumpkin, poppy, sesame seeds, millet flakes etc etc.
The avocado is amazing and has so many health benefits you definitely should be aware of. Not only does it contain a wide variety of vitamins (e.g vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, that have antioxidant properties) and potassium but it also has high amounts of  monounsaturated fat which helps prevent cardiovascular issues, such as heart disease and lowers cholesterol levels!
Teamed up with anti inflammatory, monounsaturated, vitamin E filled black olives and carbohydrate filled cherry tomatoes is the perfect combination to get you going in the morning. I highly recommend you try this out for yourselves and create your own variations as well.

Notes:

"For an added 'pick me up' on energy major health benefits, sprinkle some flaxseed on top"
"Not only is this a great breakfast, it is also perfect as a snack, lunch or starter."