Description

Serve this vegetarian crostini as an appetizer or a light lunch. It's made with simple ingredients but it is big on flavor.

Ingredients

• 2 vine-ripened tomatoes, cut into 1/4-inch slices
• 1/4 c. extra-virgin olive oil, divided
• sea salt, to taste
• freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 2 T. butter
• 8 pieces baguette, sliced diagonally
• 1 clove garlic, halved
• 8 oz. fresh Mozzarella cheese, cut into 8 thin slices
• 1 large avocado, halved, pitted and thinly sliced
• freshly squeezed juice of 1/2 small lemon
• 1/4 c. roughly chopped fresh dill
• pinch flaked salt

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Arrange tomato slices on prepared baking sheet; top with about 3 T. olive oil, sea salt and pepper.
3. Roast until tomatoes are wilted, wrinkly and scorched in some places, about 20 - 30 minutes; set aside to cool.