Breakfast appetizer: Avocado, Tomato & Shallots. Don’t forget the home made Sour Dough Bread!
Don’t you love a big breakfast? I don’t know if I just like eating good food in the morning or as we get older, don’t ask, our appetite gets bigger and we need more food to get us going in the AM! I think it’s just me because I have always been like this. Show me the food! It’s a good thing I exercise or I’d be in trouble! Eat whatever you wish or whatever your doctor tells you is right for you. I do my own thing and have been for years. I’m just a healthy food snob, at times, and I’m proud to be! I will never turn down ice-cream, cookies or french fries!
I did not grow up on Avocados, it was an acquired taste about 15yrs ago. It took time to like the taste but eventually my brain and my stomach said it was yummy, so why not? I kept eating them! Well, the health professionals tell you they are good for you but since I am not a health professional, you should do your own research and decide for yourself. I did grow up eating the good bread, onions and tomatoes in the morning along with my eggs. I changed the onions to shallots and changed the tomatoes to Roma tomatoes. My dad would buy scallions and onions by the gazillions and we would eat them raw with lots of salt. The same with the Beefsteak tomatoes, either we would have them in the house or we would grow in the yard in the summer. I’m more of a shallot fan so out with the scallions for me. As for the tomatoes, I buy the Roma because they have more substance for my salsa I make. That ‘s another post! Enjoy our appetizer or breakfast with goodies on Sour Dough Bread!
Enjoy your breakfast or whenever you eat Avocados add your own goodies. Let’s see what the internet is saying:
The “Roma VF” variant was most common in seed catalogs as of 2007. It was developed by the USDA‘s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Beltsville, Maryland, in the 1950s as a fusarium wilt-resistant cultivar.[3]
While the Roma is an open-pollinated variety rather than a hybrid, it has been steadily improved to the point that most Roma tomato vines are verticillium– and fusarium wilt-resistant (thus the VF in the name).
Most commercial plum tomatoes sold in markets in the Western Hemisphere are Romas or related types. Smaller plum tomatoes about the size of cherry tomatoes are sometimes sold as “baby Romas”. A smaller relative known as “Windowbox Roma” is sold as a tomato suitable for window gardens and hanging containers.e
- An Avacado is a pear-shaped fruit with a rough leathery skin, smooth oily edible flesh, and a large stone.
- The Roma tomato or Roma is a plum tomato popularly used both for canning and producing tomato paste because of its slender and firm nature.
- A shallot is a botanical variety of the common onion (Allium cepa) known for its sweet, milder, and slightly garlicky flavor compared to standard yellow or red onions. They are distinct for growing in clusters of small bulbs, similar to garlic, rather than as a single large bulb.
Avocado: The fruit of domestic varieties have smooth, buttery, golden-green flesh when ripe. Depending on the cultivar, avocados have green, brown, purplish, or black skin, and may be pear-shaped, egg-shaped, or spherical. For commercial purposes, the fruits are picked while unripe and ripened after harvesting. The nutrient density and high fat content of avocado flesh are advantages for various cuisines, including vegetarian diets. Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avocado
Shallots: Like garlic, shallots are formed in clusters of offsets with a head composed of multiple cloves. The skin color of shallots can vary from golden brown to gray to rose red, and their off-white flesh is usually tinged with green or magenta.
Shallots are extensively cultivated for culinary uses, propagated by offsets. In some regions (“long-season areas”), the offsets are usually planted in autumn (September or October in the Northern Hemisphere). In some other regions, the suggested planting time for the principal crop is early spring (typically in February or the beginning of March in the Northern Hemisphere). Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shallot
Roma Tomato: The Roma tomato or Roma is a plum tomato popularly used both for canning and producing tomato paste because of its slender and firm nature. It is commonly found in supermarkets in several countries.
While the Roma is an open-pollinated variety rather than a hybrid, it has been steadily improved to the point that most Roma tomato vines are verticillium– and fusarium wilt-resistant (thus the VF in the name).
Most commercial plum tomatoes sold in markets in the Western Hemisphere are Romas or related types. Smaller plum tomatoes about the size of cherry tomatoes are sometimes sold as “baby Romas”. A smaller relative known as “Windowbox Roma” is sold as a tomato suitable for window gardens and hanging containers. Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roma_tomato