Avocado Toasts Topped With Tomato Salad

• Red onion, 1/4 medium (thinly sliced)
• Red wine vinegar, 1/2 cup
• Ripe heirloom tomatoes, 2 medium (cored and cut into bite-size pieces)
• Cherry or grape tomatoes, 3/4 cup (preferably Sungold tomatoes; halved)
• Mixed herbs (such as basil, cilantro and mint), 1 cup (roughly torn)
• Sea salt, 1 teaspoon, plus extra for serving
• Extra-virgin olive oil, 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons
• Good quality day-old bread, 2 thick slices
• Garlic clove, 1 (peeled and halved)
• Ripe Hass avocado, 1/2 (pitted, quartered lengthwise and peeled)
• Persian cucumber, 1 (peeled and sliced into 1/4-inch rounds)
• Freshly ground black pepper
• Creme fraiche (or yogurt), 2 tablespoons

1. To a small bowl, add the:
2. Sliced red onion
3. Red wine vinegar
4. Set aside to macerate for 5 minutes
5. 2. To a medium bowl, add the:
6. Chopped heirloom tomatoes
7. Halved cherry tomatoes
8. Torn herbs
9. 1 teaspoon of the sea salt
10. 1/2 cup of the extra-virgin olive oil
11. Macerated red onion plus 2 tablespoons of the red wine vinegar macerating liquid
12. Stir to combine and set aside to marinate for 15 minutes.
13. 3. Into a toaster, such as the KitchenAid(R) Pro Line(R) Series 2-Slice Automatic Toaster, add the:
14. Bread slices
15. Once they are golden-brown, use a pastry brush to lightly coat the bread with the:
16. Remaining 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
17. Then rub with the:
18. Halved garlic clove
19. On each piece of toast, place an:
20. Avocado quarter
21. Use a fork to smash the avocado onto the toast. Season with a:
22. Pinch of sea salt
23. Place the toasts onto the plates.
24. 4. To the bowl with the tomato mixture, add the:
25. Sliced cucumber
26. Stir to combine, then spoon some of the tomato salad over each toast. Sprinkle with the:
27. Freshly ground black pepper
28. Drizzle with the:Creme fraiche or yogurt, if using
29. Serve.
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red onion, red wine vinegar, heirloom tomatoes, grape tomatoes, mixed herbs, salt, extravirgin olive oil, bread, garlic, avocado, cucumber, freshly ground black pepper, crueme

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