Quick and healthy, the spicy avocado crostini will have you craving more! Enjoy these Crostini this summer, either alone or with good company.
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TL;DR
Crostini are small Italian toasted or grilled white bread slices with olive oil. You can use a French baguette or another thinner white bread.
These are traditional Italian appetizers, which are usually topped with antipasti (cured meats, vegetables, olives etc).
Bruschetta is similar, but bruschetti are typically rubbed with fresh or roasted garlic. Such as in these Mini Tomato Bruschetta Bites.
📖 Recipe
Spicy Avocado Crostini Appetizer
Ingredients
- 1 Large Avocado
- Juice of one Lime or lemon
- Pinch Salt
- Pinch Black Pepper Ground ground
- ½ Teaspoon Cayenne Pepper Ground ground
- 3 Tablespoons Olive Oil + 1 Tbs extra for toasting
- 1 Piece Garlic Clove
- 8 Slices Baguette or ciabatta
- Cilantro Fresh or parsley, chives, basil,...
Instructions
- Cut your avocado in half, discard the seed core and spoon all the fruit flesh into a mixer jar. Quickly add lime juice before the avocado turns brown.
- Add seasoning: Salt, pepper and cayenne pepper powder. As well as 3 Tablespoons of olive oil and 1 garlic pod.
- Blend so a smooth paste.
- Cut bread into thick slices and drizzle olive oil over your slices.
- Place under a griller until the bread is toasted golden brown.
- Spread spicy avocado paste over crunchy grilled bread slices and garnish with fresh cilantro or parsley or chives or basil or gardencress.
Nutrition
Topping Ideas
- shrimp
- smoked salmon
- fish roe
- grated parmesan
- prosciutto
FAQs
Sprinkle some lemon juice over your cut-open avocado halves. Right after you cut them. The fruit flesh reacts with oxygen and turns brown; acid keeps that from happening.
Prepare the avocado paste and store it in an airtight container in your fridge. Take it out when you need it and toast your bread slices just before serving time.
Skip the cayenne pepper or use mild paprika powder.
Place avocado and bananas together into a fruit bowl in room temperature. The banana skin has properties that help the avocados to ripen faster.
More Vegan Party Appetizers
- Olive Tapenade
- Vegan Caviar Bites
- Bruschetta with Basil-Infused Olive Oil by thespicetrain.com