Spicy Avocado Toast

How to Make SPICY AVOCADO TOAST🥑🥒

Fresh, clean, & spicy. This recipe is honestly so easy to make & will take your avocado toast from basic to exciting. I love the brightness of the cucumber with the spice of the jalapeños, the creaminess of the avoacdo with the crunch of the toast. I think you’ll enjoy it, too!

Serves: 4 people

Active time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

Level of Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients:

  • ½ cup olive oil, divided

  • 4, 1-inch thick slices sourdough or country style bread

  • 2 medium serrano chilis, very thinly sliced

  • 1 Persian cucumber, quartered lengthwise and thinly sliced

  • 1 bunch chives, very thinly sliced

  • 1 lime, juiced

  • 1 teaspoon vinegar, preferably white or red wine vinegar

  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

  • 2 avocados, halved, pitted, peeled and thinly sliced

  • Flaky salt, for garnish (optional)

Method:

  1. Preheat the oven to broil.. Drizzle bread slices with ¼ cup olive oil and place on a rimmed baking sheet. Toast for 1-2 minutes. Remove from the oven, sprinkle with salt, and set aside. 

  2. In a small bowl, toss together serrano chilis, cucumber, chives, ½ lime juice, vinegar and ¼ cup olive oil. Season with salt and pepper to taste. 

  3. Place ½ sliced avocado on top of each slice of bread, season with salt. Pour the remaining lime over the avocado, top with vegetable mixture, season with optional flaky salt and enjoy!

Elena Besser