Roasted Tomato, Avocado, and Fresh Mozzarella Crostini

Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Description

Oven-roasted tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, and avocado are layered on buttery toasted bread in this quick and easy crostini recipe everyone will love.

Ingredients

2 vine-ripened tomatoes, cut into 1/4-inch slices
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
2 tablespoons butter
8 diagonally sliced pieces baguette
1 clove garlic, halved
8 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, cut into 8 thin slices
1 large avocado - halved, pitted, and thinly sliced
1/2 small lemon
1/4 cup roughly chopped fresh dill
1 pinch flaked salt

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2 Arrange tomato slices on the prepared baking sheet; top with 3 tablespoons oil, salt, and black pepper.
3 Roast in the preheated oven until tomatoes wilted, wrinkly, and scorched in places, 25 to 30 minutes. Set aside to cool.
4 Heat butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add bread slices to skillet, in batches if necessary; cook until crisp and golden in places, 2 to 3 minutes per side.
5 Transfer crostini to a work surface; rub garlic on each slice and sprinkle with salt.
6 Divide mozzarella among crostini; top with avocado, salt, squeeze of lemon, tomato, and dill. Drizzle remaining 1 tablespoon oil over crostini; sprinkle with flaked salt.