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Avocado and Tomato Bruschetta

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Avocado and Tomato Bruschetta

This isn't a particularly low-fat recipe, but the fat it does contain is largely of the good kind. Avocado contains lots of monounsaturated fat (and comes with loads of fibre, potassium and vitamin E). Olive oil is also high in monounsaturates and has lots of omega-3 and omega-6.

  • Vegetarian
Preparation time:
20 minutes
Cooking time:
45 minutes
Total time:
1 hour 5 minutes 60 minutes 5 minutes
Makes:
 4

Ingredients

  • 250g baby plum or cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 3 cloves garlic, peeled
  • 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 avocado, peeled, stoned, diced and sprinkled with lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp sherry vinegar or balsamic vinegar
  • 4 slices of seeded wholemeal bread
  • 1 handful of roquette or other salad leaves
  • 1 tbsp pumpkin seeds (optional)

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 150°C, gas mark 2. Cut two garlic cloves into matchsticks. Submerge one of these matchsticks into the pulpy part of each tomato half. Place in a non-stick oven dish and sprinkle with 1 tbsp olive oil. Place in the oven and cook for 45 minutes until they're caramelised (check frequently so they don't go too brown), then set aside.
  2. Mix the vinegar with 2 tbsp olive oil and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Toast the bread on a griddle pan, rub with garlic and drizzle with the remaining olive oil. Toss the avocado with tomatoes and roquette and divide between the bread. Spoon the dressing over the top, sprinkle with pumpkin seeds and serve.

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vicki f

vicki f 25 April 2010 14:07

Made this for a dinner party last night and it was delicious, definitely would make it again. I left out the pumpkin seeds and used wheat ciabatta.

wazoom

wazoom 30 March 2008 18:10

Excellent flavour but it is fiddly and takes a while. It's worth it for special occasions!

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Nutritional Info

Typical values per serving:
Energy 294.0kcal
Sugars 2.7g
Fat 24.7g
Saturated Fat 4.0g
Salt 0.4g

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This recipe was first published on Waitrose.com in April 2006