Crostini with Slow Roasted Tomatoes and Whipped Avocado
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Author: Keys to the Cucina
Serves: 10
Ingredients
½ French baguette
½ clove of garlic
4 tomatoes (roma or plum)
1 tbs extra virgin olive oil
½ tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
½ tsp garlic powder
½ tsp dried basil
½ tsp dried oregano
1 avocado
½ tsp greek yogurt
Pinch of salt and pepper
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 and cut french baguette into about ⅛ inch slices. Arrange on sheet pan brush with olive oil and season generously with salt and pepper.
Bake for 10-15 minutes and rub with one half of garlic clove right after they come out of the oven.
Lower oven to 200. Slice tomatoes in long pieces, taking out a little bit of the innards. Place in bowl and drizzle with evoo and season with the salt, pepper, garlic powder, basil and oregano. Slow roast for 2 hours on a sheet pan.
Place avocado in a food processor and pulse until creamy. Add in greek yogurt and pinch of salt and pepper. Set aside.
To assemble crostini, place a half teaspoon of the avocado mixture on each crostini and top with a piece of roasted tomato.
Recipe by Keys to the Cucina at http://keystothecucina.com/2014/04/08/crostini-with-slow-roasted-tomatoes-and-whipped-avocado-giveaway-from-9months/