
Tex-mex baked avocados
Start Christmas Day off with a bang with this no-fuss show-off brunch, packed with juicy tomatoes, eggs and avocados
- 2 tbsp olive oil
 - 1 onionchopped
 - 2 cloves garliccrushed
 - 1 green chillichopped
 - 2 tsp cumin seeds
 - 1 tsp mild chilli powder
 - 400g tin cherry tomatoes
 - 250g cherry tomatoeshalved
 - 3 large avocados
 - 6 small eggs
 
TO SERVE
- a handful corianderchopped
 - lime wedges
 - grated cheddar
 - 6 corn tortillaswarmed
 - (optional) hot sauce
 
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal315
 - fat27g
 - saturates5.7g
 - carbs6.3g
 - sugars4.4g
 - fibre5.9g
 - protein8.8g
 - salt0.3g
 
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.






