Avocado Chile Toast is super simple and kinda special as well as nutritious. You can make countless variations on it for an interesting appetizer tray
Avocado Chile Toast is very simple to make, yet can make a special appetizer that’s tasty and nutritious. You can really use your creativity here and come up with countless variations. Above you see the one in front topped with black olives and green onions. On the right we have one with tomato slices drizzled with balsamic reduction. The one in back has chopped radishes and green onions.
I have to explain the one on the left – it has a dark paste spread on top. That’s my balsamic chile spread. I put a cup of green chiles and a cup of balsamic reduction in the blender and blended it smooth. It tastes really good, but I haven’t figured out all the things I can do with it yet. I might want to experiment with adding some seasonings. It was great on top of the avocado toast. Basically I had extra balsamic reduction and extra chiles, so I couldn’t resist trying it. This is my inner mad scientist conducting experiments….
I think it’s important to use good bread for this, like a coarse, crusty whole grain bread – I used a Simple Truth Cranberry Batard from King Soopers. Perfect.
If you look at other Avocado Toast recipes, many add lemon or lime juice, more like a guacamole. I didn’t want that – I like having the avocado and chile flavors stand out. One great thing about this recipe is that you could easily come up with dozens of variations just by experimenting with the toppings … and it’s so easy!
- 2 avocados
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ cup diced green chiles
- coarse artisan bread, sliced
- toppings:
- chopped radishes
- sliced green onions
- sliced or chopped tomatoes
- chopped cilantro
- balsamic reduction*
- Peel and seed avocados and place in a large bowl. Use a potato masher to mash into an almost smooth, slightly chunky consistency. Blend in garlic powder, salt and green chiles.
- Toast bread and set aside.
- Spread each piece of toast with the avocado mixture. Top each with your choice of toppings.
- * For balsamic reduction, pour 1 cup of balsamic vinegar into a small saucepan. Bring to boiling, then reduce temperature and simmer for 10-15 minutes until it's about ⅓ the volume.
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