Advertorial 27 A twist on avocado toast The popular brunch staple gets an appetizer make over in this phyllo-crusted pocket version. The avocado toast is a delicious combo of creamy avocado, fresh to mato, onion and tart lime, and is beautifully paired with a cilantro-sour cream for dipping. Serves eight for less than $0.70 each. A vocado Toast P o c ke ts Ingred ients: • 2 avocados, diced • 1 plum tomato, seeded and diced • 1/2 cup (125 ml_) frozen corn, thawed • 1/4 cup (60 mL) minced red onion • 2 tbsp. (30 mL) lime juice, divided • 2 tsp (10 mL) chili powder • 1 garlic clove, grated and divided • 1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt, divided • 6 sheets phyllo pastry • 2 tbsp. (30 mL) salted but ter, melted • 1 egg, lightly beaten • 2/3 cup (160 mL) sour cream • 1/2 cup (125 mL) cilantro, finely minced D irections: 1. Heat oven to 375F (190C). Line two rimmed bak ing sheets with parchment. 2. Stir together avocado, tomato, corn, red onion, 2 tsp (10 mL) lime juice, chili powder, half the garlic and 1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt in a medium bowl. 3. On clean counter top, place one sheet of pastry. Brush evenly with butter and top with another sheet, smoothing to flatten. Brush second sheet with butter and top with a third sheet. Cut sheet along the long edge into 5 even strips. Cut each strip in half crosswise and in half again to make 4, 3-inch (8 cm) squares. Re peat with remaining strips. 4. Fill one half of each square with 1 tbsp. (15 mL) fill ing, leaving a 1/2 inch (1 cm) border. Brush border with egg wash. Fold pointed edge of unfilled half over to cre ate a triangle and press firmly to adhere to egg-washed edges. Place on prepared sheet and brush triangles with egg wash. Bake until golden; about 10 minutes. Repeat with remaining pastry sheets and filling. 5. Meanwhile, mix sour cream, cilantro, remaining lime juice, garlic and salt in a small bowl. Serve with pockets. Find more great recipes online at walmart.ca/recipes. (NC) Contact Kate Vanderburgh, sales representative for Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd., Broker at 905 338-3737 or by email at kate@katevanderburgh.ca. KATE'S KORNER Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd. Exploring new opportunities for affordable home ownership Ontario Real Estate Asso ciation (OREA). According to Ontario re altors, increasing housing supply in the province is the best long-term solution to keep home ownership within reach for young buy ers and future generations. "OREA's plan for increas ing housing supply in On tario includes speeding up building approval pro cesses, encouraging build ing more 'missing middle' type homes and making sure infrastructure funding is targeted towards water, sewer, roads and transit to land already designated for development," says Cardarelli. Find more information at www.orea. com. (NC) As more millennials look to become first-time home- buyers and boomers search for housing that better fits their needs, smart solu tions are needed to ensure home affordability for years to come. One idea being recom mended by Ontario realtors is more housing supply. To meet the needs of diverse families, it's important to add more variety of homes to the market, such as townhouses, stacked flats and mid-rise buildings -- and government can support these ef forts. "Over the past year, Ontario realtors have been sounding the alarm on the lack of housing supply in the Greater Golden Horseshoe. It is imperative that governments work collaboratively with municipalities and developers in reduc ing the barriers that have impeded nec essary growth in the housing market," says Ettore Cardarelli, president of the KATE V A N D E R B U R G H SALES REPRESENTATIVE 905 338 3737 KATE V A N D E R B U R G H . C A JEFF MONSINGER, Broker OAKVILLE | BURLINGTON | M ISSISSAUGA | BRAMPTON | CALEDON 2 2 4 6 ORCHARD ROAD, B U R LIN G TO N - $1,549,000 Reno'd top to bottom! 4+1 bed/2.5 bath, large deck & salt water pool 2 0 5 LAKESHORE ROAD W . # 4 0 9 - $1,525,000 3 + 1 bed/3.5 bath, gourmet kit, 2 balconies + 1 Juliette & rooftop patio 2 3 0 0 UPPER M ID D LE RD W . # 3 1 5 - $799,900 2 bed/2 bath, custom floor plan w/gourmet kitchen, tandem parking 4 0 6 0 C H AD B U R N CRESCENT $1,069,900 - Mississauga THINKING O F S E L L I N G ? Get a jump start on the spring market! • Staging Consultation • Decluttering Service • Professional Int./Ext. Photos • Virtual Tour & Aerial Photos • Proven Marketing Plan • 24hr Concierge Service Call today for a market update & home evaluation FREE from obligation! O " O a n > > a > R O Y A L L E P A G E R E A L E S T A T E S E R V I C E LTD., B R O K E R A G E Kate Vanderburgh Team consists of three licensed sales representatives & one broker | O akville B eaver | Thursday, January 18,2018 insidehalton.com mailto:kate@katevanderburgh.ca http://www.orea A twist on avocado toast KATE VAN DERBURGH.CA