Fried Green Tomato Tartines (with smashed avocado) Vegan
 
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Warm seasoned tomatoes meet up with creamy avocado in these delicious summer fresh tartines ~ perfect for lunch, supper or breakfast!
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Serves: 12 tartines
Ingredients
  • 4 (or so) slices bread of choice (I'm using a coarse textured/seedy country style bread) cut into smaller pieces for a total of about 12 smaller pieces
  • 2 (ish) Tbsp olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves (or to taste), crushed
  • 1 tsp dried basil
  • ⅓ tsp salt
  • 4 (or so) green tomatoes (unripened red tomatoes - should be firm)
  • ⅓ - ½ tsp chile lime salt (or plain salt or herb salt as preferred - see Notes for seasoning options)
  • 2 ripe avocados, pitted and mashed (I use a potato masher and add 1 Tbsp lime juice to delay oxidization)
  • generous handful of greens (could be sprouts, microgreens, chopped fresh herbs, or any combination as desired, see post for details)
  • small piece of red onion, finely diced
Instructions
  1. Heat oven to 375F
  2. In a small bowl combine: olive oil, garlic, basil & salt, stirring to combine.
  3. Spread the slices of bread onto a baking sheet and brush with the olive oil mixture.
  4. Roast in oven for about 10 minutes or until nicely browned (you can turn oven to broil for the last minute for extra browning but watch carefully that they don't burn!)
  5. Meanwhile, wash and slice the green tomatoes and then further cut slices in half.
  6. Warm a skillet over medium heat, add a little olive oil (don't need a lot) and sautée the tomato slices for about 1 or 2 minutes on each side or until they acquire some nice color (they should hold up fairly well without disintegrating but watch for this) - as they cook, sprinkle each side with a touch of the chile-lime seasoning: I'm using a chile lime seasoning from TJ's but you can use plain salt or lime salt with a touch of chili if you like that idea (see Notes below for more details).
  7. Remove bread from the oven and spread a dollop of mashed avocado over each piece, followed by some greens, a slice or two of fried tomato and a sprinkling of red onion.
  8. Enjoy your tartines while they're still warm! YUMMMMMY.
Notes
For the Chile-Lime Seasoning: I'm using TJ's chile-lime seasoning blend -- you can find similar chile-lime salt blends from other retail stores and on-line; if you'd like to make your own try combining a little chili powder with salt (ideally lime salt if you have or add a little lime zest to the salt for a similar effect).
Recipe by Inspired Edibles at https://www.inspirededibles.ca/2021/08/fried-green-tomato-tartine-with-smashed-avocado.html