Guacamole Bruschetta

I found this recipe on Pinterest and have made it several times.  I absolutely love this as a quick dinner or a nice lunch. 

Prep Time: 15 min

Cook Time: 6 min

Ingredients:

½ loaf French bread
1 clove garlic
2 Tablespoons olive oil
2 tomatoes, medium chopped
2 avocados, medium chopped
1/3 cup finely chopped onion
¼ cup chopped cilantro
2 Tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 400ºF.

Slice the French bread on the diagonal into ½" rounds and place on a baking sheet.

Toast the sliced bread in the oven for 3 minutes, then flip each piece over and toast an additional 3 minutes.  (when in a hurry, or when I bring this for lunch at work I just pop the bread in a toaster)

Remove the toasted bread from the oven and immediately rub with the clove of garlic (it works best to first cut a small tip off the garlic clove so that the oils will seep out). 

Brush the tops of the garlic-rubbed toasts with olive oil and set aside.

In a large bowl, combine the chopped tomatoes, avocado, onion, cilantro, lime juice, salt and pepper. Mix together gently making sure the avocado is well coated in the lime juice.

Spoon a portion of the mixture onto each of the garlic toasts and serve.

I LOVE the idea of just rubbing a garlic glove on bread, it makes a fantastic and healthy (no butter, etc.) garlic bread.  I've been doing this with my bread when I have pasta dishes and it tastes amazing!


The original recipe is here:  http://www.justataste.com/2009/02/guacamole-bruschetta/