Recipes - Snacks/side dishes
Avocado & Goat′s Cheese Crostinis
Ingredients
1 baguette, thinly sliced to make 18 rounds
1 garlic clove, peeled, ends removed & pressed
1 Hass avocado, peeled, pitted and chopped
100g Soft goat’s cheese
½ red onion, diced
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon chopped basil
2 tablespoons olive oil
Salt and pepper to season
Serves
18
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/ Gas mark 4
- Brush the bread slices with garlic and a little olive oil
- Place in the oven and bake until golden and crisp (approx 10 minutes)
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool
- Meanwhile, mash the avocado with the goats cheese
- Mix in the olive oil, lemon juice, basil and onion and season to taste
- Top each crostini with a mound of the avocado mixture
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