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Myanmar, Asia · Lahpet Thoke (Burmese Tea Leaf Salad)

Lahpet Avocado Crunch Toast with Jammy Egg

Crisp sourdough piled with smashed avocado, tangy fermented tea leaves, a jammy egg, peanuts and fried beans: a brunch-café toast with Burmese soul.

ServingsServes 2
Total cooking time18 min
DifficultyEasy
About servingsFind lahpet at Asian grocers or online. A green-tea-leaf substitute is only an approximation without the fermented sourness. Tea leaves contain caffeine.

Method

  1. Fill a 16 cm pot with enough water to cover the eggs and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Lower the eggs in straight from the fridge with a ladle, cook for , then plunge into iced water for 3 minutes and peel. The yolks will be soft and jammy.

    Add in this stepeggs (straight from the fridge) 2

    high heat
  2. Toast the peanuts in a dry pan over medium heat for , shaking, adding the sesame for the last minute. Tip onto a plate, cool and chop the peanuts roughly.

    Add in this stepraw skinless peanuts 20 gsesame seeds 1 tsp

    medium heat
  3. Toast the bread in a 26 cm pan over medium heat for per side until golden and crisp. If the slices don't all fit, do it in two rounds, or use a toaster.

    Add in this stepsourdough or country bread (2 cm thick slices) 2

    medium heat
  4. Roughly chop the lahpet into a small bowl and mix with the oil and the juice of half the lime until glossy and moist.

    Add in this steplahpet (store-bought fermented tea leaves, drained) 40 gpeanut oil (or olive oil) 2 tsplime ¼

  5. Halve the avocado, remove the stone and scoop the flesh into a bowl. Add the remaining lime juice and the salt and mash with a fork, leaving it a little chunky. The lime slows browning.

    Add in this stepripe avocado 1lime ¼flaky sea salt 1 pinch

  6. Spread the avocado thickly on the toast and dot with the dressed lahpet. Halve the cherry tomatoes and the eggs and arrange them on top. Scatter with chopped peanuts and sesame, fried broad beans and chilli flakes and eat straight away.

    Add in this stepcherry tomatoes 6fried broad beans (snack type) 20 gred chilli flakes ½ tsp

Cook's tip

Prefer a set yolk? Boil the eggs for 9 minutes; fully cooked eggs are the safer choice for young children, pregnant women and older or vulnerable people. A ripe avocado gives slightly when pressed near the stem.

Cooking it at camp

Boil the eggs on a camp stove and toast the bread on a grill or in a pan for a great campsite breakfast. Toast the peanuts at home and keep the avocado and lahpet in the cooler.