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Avocado Toast Bites

Crispy baguette rounds topped with smashed avocado, everything seasoning, and microgreens

⏱️ Prep: 15min🍳 Cook: 8min⏰ Total: 23min👥 Serves: 24🌡️ room_temp
✓ vegan✓ vegetarian✓ dairy-free
⚠️ Contains: 🌾 Gluten

Ingredients

  • 1baguette(sliced 1/2-inch thick)
  • 3ripe avocados
  • 2 tbspfresh lime juice
  • 0.5 tspkosher salt
  • 0.25 tspred pepper flakes
  • 3 tbspeverything bagel seasoning
  • 1 cupmicrogreens
  • 3 tbspolive oil
  • flaky sea salt(for finishing)

📝 Make Ahead

Toast bread ahead. Prepare avocado and assemble just before serving to prevent browning.

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F
  2. Brush baguette slices with olive oil and toast until golden, about 8 minutes
  3. Halve avocados and remove pits
  4. Scoop flesh into bowl and add lime juice, salt, and red pepper flakes
  5. Mash with fork to chunky consistency
  6. Spread avocado mixture generously on each toast
  7. Sprinkle with everything bagel seasoning
  8. Top with small pinch of microgreens
  9. Finish with flaky sea salt
  10. Serve immediately

💡 Pro Tips

Avocados must be perfectly ripe - give at stem end. Add lime juice immediately to prevent browning. Leave avocado slightly chunky rather than pureed. Toast should be sturdy enough to hold topping without getting soggy. Everything seasoning adds the perfect savory crunch.

📜 History

Avocado toast became a cultural phenomenon in the 2010s, though Australians claim it originated in their cafes in the 1990s. Bill Granger's Sydney restaurant is often credited with popularizing it. The dish has become shorthand for millennial brunch culture.

🍸 Pairs Well With

Also pairs well with:

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