Name: Avocado Toasts with Olive Relish, Tomatoes, and Balsamic
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon chopped red onion -; 2 tablespoons lemon juice (from 1 large lemon) -; 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar -; 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved or quartered -; 1/4 cup sliced green olives -; 1 tablespoon drained capers -; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley -; 1/4 teaspoon salt -; Freshly ground black pepper, to taste -; 4 slices hearty whole grain, artisan-style bread, or another bread of your choice -; 2 avocados, halved, pit removed, and sliced -; 4 lemon wedges -; 2 tablespoons toasted pine nuts -

Avocado Toasts with Olive Relish, Tomatoes, and Balsamic

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Ingredients for - Avocado Toasts with Olive Relish, Tomatoes, and Balsamic

1. 1 tablespoon chopped red onion -

2. 2 tablespoons lemon juice (from 1 large lemon) -

3. 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar -

4. 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved or quartered -

5. 1/4 cup sliced green olives -

6. 1 tablespoon drained capers -

7. 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley -

8. 1/4 teaspoon salt -

9. Freshly ground black pepper, to taste -

10. 4 slices hearty whole grain, artisan-style bread, or another bread of your choice -

11. 2 avocados, halved, pit removed, and sliced -

12. 4 lemon wedges -

13. 2 tablespoons toasted pine nuts -

How to cook deliciously - Avocado Toasts with Olive Relish, Tomatoes, and Balsamic

1. Stage

Make the relish: In a bowl, stir together the red onion, lemon juice and vinegar. Let sit for 5 minutes while you chop the tomatoes. Add the tomatoes, olives, capers and parsley to the bowl. Stir in salt and pepper to taste. The relish can be made a few hours ahead of serving and kept refrigerated. If making further ahead, wait to add the tomatoes and parsley until ready to serve.

2. Stage

In a toaster, toast the bread until golden brown, or to the desired doneness

3. Stage

Add the toppings: Top each piece of toast with slices of avocado (left in slices or mashed with a fork), then sprinkle with salt and pepper. Squeeze a lemon wedge over each avocado toast. Top with the olive relish and the pine nuts.

4. Stage

Serve the toasts immediately