These Avocado Crostini prepared 4 ways are full of flavor and so much color!
Stop everything! Now! Puh-lease!
Don’t tell me that you don’t have time…you do… you can make time.
It takes just minutes. Minutes to toast up a little bread and load it up good with scrumptious toppings that are as fresh and colorful as an April day is misty and promising.
I started this journey thinking it’d be all about the pleasing sweet flavors of juicy strawberries, plump blackberries and crunchy sprouts set atop creamy avocado, until mini sweet peppers caught my eye.
And if I was going to adorn two avocado crostini, I might as well adorn four. Ya feel me?
So, tomato & basil and prosciutto & zucchini joined the party…
Fresh and light, springy and flavorful, each has a personality all their own, yet they still have one very important thing in common——->they’re undeniably delicious!
To make (these) Avocado Crostini:
- Toast 4 slices of thick, crusty Italian bread
- Spread each with 1/2 ripe, fresh, mashed avocado and a good squeeze of lemon juice
- On each crostino (individual toasts), place toppings: fresh fruit and sprouts; roasted sweet red and yellow peppers; cherry tomatoes & basil; ribbons of prosciutto & zucchini
- Finish each with sea salt and cracked black pepper to taste
Whether for breakfast or lunch, as an afternoon pick-me-up, or a late night snack, Avocado Crostini will hit the spot every time!
Buon Appetito!
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Avocado Crostini 4 Ways
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Appetizer
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
- 4 slices crusty Italian bread
- 2 ripe, fresh Avocados, peeled, seeded and mashed
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 3 strawberries, sliced thin
- 4 blackberries, halved
- small handful of sprouts
- 12 oz. mini sweet peppers
- 1 – 2 Tbsp. olive oil
- 4 cherry tomatoes, halved
- 4 basil leaves
- 2 thin slices prosciutto
- 2 thin vertical slices zucchini
- Sea salt & cracked black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 F.
- Place peppers on a sheet pan, drizzle with olive oil, add salt and pepper and roast for about 30 minutes until skins are browned.
- Toast 4 slices of thick, crusty Italian bread.
- In a medium bowl, place seeded and peeled avocado. Drizzle in the juice of 1 lemon and mash until combined.
- Spread each piece of toasted bread with avocado.
- On each crostino (individual toasts), place toppings: fresh fruit and sprouts; roasted mini peppers; cherry tomatoes & basil; ribbons of prosciutto & zucchini.
- Finish each with sea salt and cracked black pepper to taste.
CIAO!
These are absolutely stunning!! I especially love those roasted peppers 🙂
Thanks, Sues! That is a special one!! 🙂
Oh my, I am gushing over the berries atop the creamy avocado. They all look lovely, but the peppers is a close second.
I love that your crostinis evolved as you spotted new peppers! Love your creativity.
It was quite the evolution! Thank you, friend! 🙂
This is a colorful and delicious dish, Annie! I love avocados!
Can you believe there was once a day that I didn’t? I love them now, too! Thank you, friend!
Our April morning is loaded with snow. Really, So-much-snow! I need something to distract me from packing and heading to the airport straight to Rome, and your crostini are doing just that. Beautiful looking and with flavors to die for. These are happening soon in our kitchen to keep Spring alive!
So much snow?! I can’t believe it! I also can’t believe you’re leaving for Rome! I’ll look forward to the photos! Safe travels, my friend! 🙂
Talking about eating with your eyes first… Beautiful!
The only way to begin a meal, I always say! Thanks, friend! 🙂
I don’t think I could choose just one. I want to try them in all 4 ways. Also, I have never heard of crostini before. Glad you introduced me 😉
Crostini = Italian toast! 😉 Thanks, friend! 🙂
I can’t decide which one I like best, Annie but I’m leaning toward the tomato version even though the roasted red pepper one is calling my name too. I love avocado toast and look forward to trying some of these topping – such a good easy healthy lunch! Hope you’re having a good weekend.
They’re all so good, it’s hard to choose! Those little tomatoes were so sweet! Thanks, dear!
Loving all these four ways of making avocado crostini. I just had my dinner and now I am feeling hungry again. Can’t wait to try them next week. Have a lovely weekend.
Hahahah! Don’t you hate when that happens! I am in that position more than I’d like to say! Thank you, friend!
Oh gosh it would be hard to chose to make just one!!! You have to make all four and indulge. I love the use of fresh fruits and those roasted peppers look amazing.
I agree! We have to indulge every once in awhile! Right? Thanks, my friend!
All four ideas are amazing! Wish I had these for lunch now! Love them! Pinning to try !
Perfect lunch options! Thanks, friend!
Yum! I love that there are four options, I can’t decide which one I love more. Though the roasted sweet peppers are talking to me 🙂 but then there’s the blackberries…. decisions, decisions. 🙂 Take care.
I hear you! Which is why I had to make all four! Good luck with your decision making! 😉 🙂
Love these! I am positively drooling over those roasted peppers, especially 🙂 So creative and such great flavours. Can’t wait to try these!
Thank you, Jennifer! Roasted peppers alone are so good – but on avocado crostini…even better!
Oh heck yeah! Avocado toast is one of the best things in life, for sure. And here you’ve given me FOUR topping options I haven’t tried yet. Those roasted peppers are calling my name right now. I just have to run to the store to pick some up 🙂
They’re all so good – my recommendation is to start with the savory and end with the sweet! These will be a nice treat while you’re packing! 🙂
These are gorgeous girl! What a great spread for my ladies’ wine night!
Ohhh, these’ll be perfect for your ladies’ night! Enjoy!! 🙂
Ohh Annie! This crostinis look so good! this reminds me of my childhood, in my house toasted bread, smashed avocado, salt and olive oil was a big thing.. but you have bring that to another level… loving how simple can be wonderful!
I imagine that was a big thing! That would be a big thing in my house, too! YUM!! Thanks, dear! 🙂
Hahahahaha! I like the way you think, Annie! I mean, if you’re going to make two crostini, I agree, you might as well make 4… or 5! And then you might as well just forget your plans for the day, stay in and eat crostini on repeat! 🙂 All of these are just gorgeous, my dear! And you know what’s funny?! Those tiny sweet peppers caught my eye at the store too! So I happen to have a bag just begging to be used! Yay! I see an array of crostini in my immediate future! Cheers, lovely – to a beautiful weekend! <3
Yep – once the floodgates opened, it was all over! Get those tiny peppers in the oven! They’re so good! Thanks, dear!
Such awesome choices Annie! I honestly don’t know which I’d try first. I love avocado toast and I’m always looking for ways to jazz it up. Thanks for the ideas!
These flavors definitely inspire jazz hands!! Thank you so much, Mary Ann!
I definitely want to stop everything and devour ALL the crostini! Avocado anything is a favorite of mine, especially when it’s on toast. I’m loving these fun versions, Annie! Just what I need for lunch today!
The other day I was like – I need more color in my life! Avocado crostini it was! Hahahaha! Thanks, Gayle! Have a great weekend, my friend!
You make it too easy, Annie! I’m just sitting here, finished my smoothie and coffee and now wishing I had this in front of me….and not just on a computer screen. Avocado is one of my favourite things EVA! And do you know that once upon a time a long time ago I didn’t care for??? What? Now, our fridge is always packed with them. Wishing I had picked up some of this little baby peppers last night at the grocery now too. I may just have to make a trip back – twist my arm to go to the grocery, lol 😀 Pinning this yumminess! Cheers to a wonderful weekend, my friend! XOXO
Mmmm – I’m having a smoothie for breakfast..that sounds perfect! That is a great idea to keep your fridge packed with avocados! I need to start doing that, too! You never know when you’ll have a hankering for avocado crostini! Thanks for the pin, my dear, and have a great weekend! Hope it’s warm for you guys! XOXO
yum!! I can never have enough of avocados and these crostinis look absolutely amazing. The cherry tomato-basil and fruit one is my favorite 🙂
Ooooh – good choices! I was craving the fruity one when I set out – but everything caught my attention and I couldn’t resist! Thanks, friend! Have a great weekend!