Smashed Avocado on Sourdough
Creamy avocado spread on tangy sourdough with garlic, lemon juice, and chilli flakes. Serves 4.
8slice
2clove
4piece
2piece
30ml
2tsp
1tsp
1tsp| # | Product | Quantity | Notes | State | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 8slice | — | — | |
| 2 | | 2clove | — | — | |
| 3 | | 4piece | — | — | |
| 4 | | 2piece | — | — | |
| 5 | | 30ml | — | — | |
| 6 | | 2tsp | — | — | |
| 7 | | 1tsp | — | — | |
| 8 | | 1tsp | — | — |
Turn the oven to 220 °C and let it come fully up to temperature.
Lay out the 8 slices of sourdough.
Sourdough bread · 8 slice
Lay the slices in a single layer on the baking tray.
Using oven gloves, slide the baking tray into the oven.
Toast for about 8 minutes, turning once halfway, until both sides are golden and crisp at the edges.
Using oven gloves, take the tray out of the oven and set it aside.
Place the garlic cloves on the chopping board.
Garlic · 2 cloveCrush each clove lightly under the flat of the knife and pull away the papery skin.
Cut each peeled clove in half lengthways so each piece has a flat cut face.
Rub the cut face of a garlic half firmly over one side of each slice of toast, then discard the spent cloves.
Place the avocados on the chopping board.
Avocado · 4 pieceCut each avocado in half lengthways, running the knife around the stone, then twist the halves apart.
Lever each stone out with a spoon and discard it.
Scoop the flesh out of each skin into the large bowl with a spoon, discarding the skins.
Place the lemons on the chopping board.
Lemon · 2 pieceHalve the lemons and squeeze their juice through a citrus juicer over the avocado, discarding the pips.
Drizzle the extra-virgin olive oil over the avocado.
Extra-virgin olive oil · 30 mlScatter the flaked sea salt into the bowl.
Flaked sea salt · 2 tspSeason the avocado with the ground black pepper.
Ground black pepper · 1 tsp| # | Product | Tool | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | | Turn the oven to 220 °C and let it come fully up to temperature.⏱ 10 min |
| 2 | 8 slice | | Lay out the 8 slices of sourdough.⏱ 1 minResultSliced sourdough |
| 3 | Sliced sourdoughstep 2 | | Lay the slices in a single layer on the baking tray.⏱ 10sResultSliced sourdough |
| 4 | — | | Using oven gloves, slide the baking tray into the oven.⏱ 8sResultSliced sourdough |
| 5 | — | | Toast for about 8 minutes, turning once halfway, until both sides are golden and crisp at the edges.⏱ 8 minResultToasted sourdough |
| 6 | — | | Using oven gloves, take the tray out of the oven and set it aside.⏱ 8sResultToasted sourdough |
| 7 | 2 clove | | Place the garlic cloves on the chopping board.⏱ 5sResultGarlic |
| 8 | Garlicstep 7 | | Crush each clove lightly under the flat of the knife and pull away the papery skin.⏱ 20sResultPeeled garlic cloves |
| 9 | Peeled garlic clovesstep 8 | | Cut each peeled clove in half lengthways so each piece has a flat cut face.⏱ 15sResultHalved peeled garlic cloves |
| 10 | Halved peeled garlic clovesstep 9 | | Rub the cut face of a garlic half firmly over one side of each slice of toast, then discard the spent cloves.⏱ 30sResultGarlic-rubbed toastused in step 21 |
| 11 | 4 piece | | Place the avocados on the chopping board.⏱ 5sResultAvocado |
| 12 | Avocadostep 11 | | Cut each avocado in half lengthways, running the knife around the stone, then twist the halves apart.⏱ 40sResultHalved avocados |
| 13 | Halved avocadosstep 12 | | Lever each stone out with a spoon and discard it.⏱ 20sResultPitted avocado halves |
| 14 | Pitted avocado halvesstep 13 | | Scoop the flesh out of each skin into the large bowl with a spoon, discarding the skins.⏱ 30sResultAvocado flesh |
| 15 | 2 piece | | Place the lemons on the chopping board.⏱ 5sResultLemon |
| 16 | Lemonstep 15 | | Halve the lemons and squeeze their juice through a citrus juicer over the avocado, discarding the pips.⏱ 30sResultAvocado flesh and lemon juice |
| 17 | 30 ml | | Drizzle the extra-virgin olive oil over the avocado.⏱ 8sResultAvocado flesh and lemon and extra-virgin olive oil |
| 18 | 2 tsp | | Scatter the flaked sea salt into the bowl.⏱ 5sResultAvocado flesh and lemon mixture |
| 19 | 1 tsp | | Season the avocado with the ground black pepper.⏱ 5sResultAvocado flesh and lemon mixture |
| Total Time | 13 min | ||
- Press and drag a fork through the avocado in rough strokes, leaving it chunky rather than smooth.
- Lay the garlic-rubbed toasts on the serving platter.
- Spoon a generous mound of smashed avocado onto each toast and spread it to the edges.
- Pinch the chilli flakes over the topped toasts to finish.
| Nutrient | Per serving |
|---|---|
| 463kcal | |
| 9g | |
| 29g | |
| 4g | |
| 48g | |
| 2g | |
| 13g | |
| 1,448mg |
Smashed Avocado on Sourdough
Creamy avocado spread on tangy sourdough with garlic, lemon juice, and chilli flakes. Serves 4.
What you’ll doYou will heat the oven and toast sliced sourdough while preparing garlic, then halving and scooping avocados into a bowl. You'll dress the avocado with lemon juice, oil and salt, mash it roughly with a fork, rub each toast slice with garlic, top with the avocado mixture, and finish with chilli flakes.
Ingredients
- Sourdough bread8 slice
- Garlic2 clove
- Avocado4 piece
- Lemon2 piece
- Extra-virgin olive oil30 ml
- Flaked sea salt2 tsp
- Ground black pepper1 tsp
- Chilli flakes1 tsp