avocado toast three ways

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Avocado Toast Three Ways

Avocado Toast Three Ways offers three delicious twists on the classic: creamy smashed avocado with lemon and chili flakes, avocado topped with feta and cherry tomatoes, and a spicy avocado mash with smoked paprika and radishes. Perfect for versatile, tasty breakfasts or snacks.

Ingredients

  1. 5 ripe hass avocados
  2. 6 scallions, sliced
  3. juice of 1 lime
  4. 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  5. kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  6. 3 slices pumpernickel bread
  7. olive oil, for brushing
  8. 3 hard-cooked eggs, coarsely grated on a box grater
  9. 1 tablespoon creme fraiche
  10. 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
  11. 1 small shallot, thinly sliced
  12. 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh dill, plus springs for garnish
  13. kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  14. 1/2 cup torn radicchio
  15. 3 slices health bread
  16. olive oil, for brushing
  17. 3 ounces paper-thin slices smoked salmon
  18. 3 tablespoons creme fraiche
  19. dill springs, for garnish
  20. 3 slices sourdough or country white bread
  21. olive oil, for brushing
  22. 1 fresno chile, thinly sliced
  23. grated zest of 1 lime
  24. cilantro leaves, for garnish

Directions

  1. For the base: Crush the avocados in a bowl with a fork. Fold in the scallions, lime juice, cilantro and some salt and pepper, leaving the mixture pretty chunky.
  2. For the egg salad and radicchio toast: Brush the pumpernickel bread with oil, and toast under the broiler; or toast in a toaster and then brush with oil.
  3. Combine the grated egg, creme fraiche, mustard, shallot, dill and some salt and pepper in a bowl.
  4. Spread the toast with some of the avocado base, and top with some radicchio, egg salad and dill sprigs.
  5. For the salmon and dill toast: Brush the health bread with oil, and toast under the broiler; or toast in the toaster and then brush with oil.
  6. Spread the toast with some of the avocado base, and then top with some smoked salmon, a dollop of creme fraiche and some dill sprigs.
  7. For the Fresno chile toast: Brush the bread with oil, and toast under the broiler; or toast in the toaster and then brush with oil.
  8. Spread the toast with some of the avocado base. Top with some sliced chiles, a sprinkling of lime zest and some cilantro leaves.