Copycat Lil Mama Pepper Toast

ACTIVE TIME: 15 MIN. I TOTAL TIME: 15 MIN. I SERVES: 1

Ingredients:

• 2 slices of bread
• 1 avocado
• 2 teaspoons of lemon juice
• 1/4 cup cotija
• Pickled sweet hot peppers – Mama Lil’s are the best!
• Chili-lime roasted pepitas – this is the perfect recipe from Minimalist Baker.
• Kosher salt and cracked black pepper, to taste

Instructions:

1. Toast both slices of bread.
2. In a small bowl, smash the avocado with lemon juice, salt and pepper.
3. Plate the toast and spread the smashed avocado on each half. Add a layer of cotija cheese on top of the avocado layer.
4. Place a healthy topping of pickled sweet hot peppers on the cotija and finish with a handful of chili-lime pepitas.