The best simple appetizers or nibbles to start a party, bring on a picnic, or enjoy at home are grilled avocado Caprese crostini!
Caprese flavors and ingredients are stacked high on golden crisp tiny toasts soaked with olive oil and garlic, then drizzled with balsamic glaze for an additional flavor explosion in your mouth! Since I initially shared these Avocado Caprese Crostini on February 7, 2015, they have become incredibly popular.
The best EASY appetizers, soaked with olive oil and bursting with Caprese flavors, are grilled avocado Caprese crostini!
I wanted to upscale my toast, and I think I did a fairly decent job at it. These are a beautiful complement to any dinner table thanks to the combination of avocado slices, cherry tomatoes, basil, and melted mozzarella cheese.
Wait…What Is The Difference between Crostini & Bruschetta?
Grilled avocado caprese crostini(Pinterest)
Italian appetizers that are incredibly popular and simple to prepare both have sweet or savory toppings on toast or grilled bread slices. The two barely differ from one another. It is found in bread:
- variety of bread
- slices’ sizes
- toasting method
The word bruschetta, which means “to roast over coals” in Italian, refers to huge, thick slices of bread that are grilled, customarily over a fire, to produce attractive charred edges.
The bread is then rubbed with a raw garlic clove, drenched in olive oil, and sprinkled with salt in large flakes. The world’s best garlic bread, essentially.
Crostini, often known as “little toasts,” are typically thinner and smaller (typically cut from a baguette), cooked in the oven, and topped with savory spreads, cheese, or vegetables. Consider finger meals or small-bites snacks.
Where one slice of bruschetta can pretty much keep you pleased; 2-3 crostini would accomplish the same job. Both can be enjoyed with a glass (or two) of wine as well.
Use a large sourdough loaf and cut your slices into thick 1 1/2-inch slices, or thicker, if you want to transform these into an Avocado Caprese Bruschetta.
These delicious and simple avocado Caprese garlic bread are a must-try!
How Should The Ideal Crostini Be Prepared?
- Start with fresh ingredients. For these Avocado Caprese Crostini, I used vine-ripened cherry tomatoes, fresh baby bocconcini, basil leaves plucked from the garden, and Hass avocados.
- Drizzle both sides of your bread with olive oil and bake for 15 – 20 minutes until just golden, flipping toasts midway through to crisp all over. Don’t leave them in any longer because you will be returning them into the oven to broil your cheese until it’s melted and the last thing you want to do is end up with burnt toast.
- Now, I rub the warm toasts with a cut side of garlic BECAUSE I love garlic. This step is optional.
Add the other ingredients to the crostini appetizers, then BROIL (or GRILL for Australians) until the cheese just starts to melt. Since I didn’t want hot avocado slices, I didn’t keep them in there for very long. Only enough for the cheese to melt!
Avocado slices on Caprese crostini may be prepared quickly!
Crostini stuffed full of Caprese salad ingredients!
a recipe for avocado Caprese crostini to include on your holiday or new year’s supper!
GRILLED AVOCADO CAPRESE CROSTINI
The best EASY appetizers, soaked with olive oil and bursting with Caprese flavors, are grilled avocado Caprese crostini!
PREP:
10 MINS
COOK:
20 MINS
TOTAL:
30 MINS
SERVES:
4
PEOPLE
INGREDIENTS FOR Grilled avocado caprese crostini
Grilled avocado caprese crostini(Pinterest)
- 8 slices sliced French or Italian baguette, sliced 1/2-inch thick
- Olive oil, two tablespoons
- 1 avocado, sliced thinly
- halved 9 ounces (250 grams) of vine-ripened cherry tomatoes
- 100 grams of fresh bocconcini in 3.5 ounces of water (or baby mozzarella balls)
- 12 cup divided basil leaves
- Balsamic glaze, two tablespoons
INSTRUCTIONS
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Preheat oven to 375°F | 190°C.
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Arrange bread on a baking sheet, drizzle both sides with olive oil and bake for 15 – 20 minutes until golden, flipping toast midway through to crisp all over. Rub the crostini with the cut side of the garlic while still warm and season with a little salt and pepper.
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Divide 1/4 cup of the basil leaves on each slice of bread (about 2-3 basil leaves per bread), then top each with the avocado slices, tomato halves, and mozzarella (bocconcini). Season with salt and/or pepper to taste.
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Broil (or grill) for 3-5 minutes, or until cheese has started to melt through.
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Finely chop the remaining basil leaves and sprinkle them over the crostini. Drizzle with balsamic glaze to serve.
NOTES
Use a big sourdough loaf and cut your slices into 1 1/2-inch broad slices to transform these avocado Caprese crostini into avocado Caprese bruschetta. Then multiply the remaining ingredients by two or three to make sure the topping completely covers each slice.