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Recipes - The California Avocado Monte Cristo

*Ingredients*

- 6 eggs, beaten
- 1/3 Cups milk
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ Cup mayonnaise
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped finely
- 8 slices firm white sandwich bread
- 2 California avocados, sliced
- 8 one-ounce slices roasted chicken or turkey
- 4 one-ounce slices jalapeno jack cheese
- ¼ Cup unsalted butter
- 1 Cup fruit salsa
- 4 fresh cilantro sprigs (optional)

*Instructions*

1. Beat together eggs, milk, and salt. Reserve.
2. Mix mayonnaise with garlic.
3. Spread 1/2 tablespoon on one side of each slice of bread.
4. Cover 4 slices of bread with avocado slices; top each with 2 slices
chicken or turkey and 1 slice of cheese.
5. Cover each with remaining slice of bread, spreadside down.
6. Diagonally cut each in half; reserve.
7. In a large frying pan, melt 2 tablespoons butter.
8. Meanwhile, dip 4 sandwich halves in egg, coating well.
9. Brown in hot butter, about 2 minutes per side.
10. Repeat with remaining sandwich halves.
11. Serve each sandwich with1/4 cup salsa.
12. Garnish with cilantro sprig.

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