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
  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/ Gas mark 4
  2. Brush the bread slices with garlic and a little olive oil
  3. Place in the oven and bake until golden and crisp (approx 10 minutes)
  4. Remove from the oven and allow to cool
  5. Meanwhile, mash the avocado with the goats cheese
  6. Mix in the olive oil, lemon juice, basil and onion and season to taste
  7. Top each crostini with a mound of the avocado mixture