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Taste the difference with my Best Avocado Toast Recipe! It's miles away from ordinary crushed avocado on toast!
Created by: April J Harris

Best Avocado Toast Recipe

Course Appetizer, Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 2
Fresh, flavourful, nutritious and perfect for any time of day, my Best Avocado Toast recipe takes this Instagram staple to new heights.
Prep Time 15 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 large ripe avocado
  • a few leaves of fresh basil or a generous pinch of dried basil
  • ½ teaspoon chopped red chilis Use more or less, according to taste
  • a generous pinch of celery salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 to 3 slices of fresh bread

Instructions

  • Toast the bread.
  • Meanwhile, slice the avocado in half and scoop out the flesh. Discard the skin and the pit.
  • Place the avocado in a medium bowl and crush lightly with a fork.
  • Slice the basil thinly using the chiffonade technique (unless you are using dried). To do this, stack the leaves, roll them lengthwise into a tight cylinder and then slice thinly on the diagonal.
  • Add most of the basil, chopped chilis, celery salt and freshly ground pepper pepper and stir into the avocado using the fork.
  • Spread the avocado mixture on the toast.
  • Garnish with the remaining basil and serve.

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