Avocado Toast with Toasted Pepitas and Chili Crisp

Name: Avocado Toast with Toasted Pepitas and Chili Crisp
Yield: Makes 2–4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons pepitas, toasted; Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper; Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling; 4 tablespoons chili crisp; 2 medium ripe avocados, halved, pitted, peeled, and thinly sliced; 4 slices artisanal bread, such as Della Fattoria semolina bread; Salted butter, at room temperature

Preparation info

Makes
2–4
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Oakville Grocery The Cookbook

By Weldon Owen

Published 2023

About

Avocado toast doesn’t have to be boring. We like to jazz up ours with nutty toasted pumpkin seeds and plenty of chili crisp drizzled over the top. Be sure to choose ripe but still slightly firm avocados and a sturdy, dense artisanal bread. For a heartier dish, top each serving of toast with a fried or poached egg.

Ingredients

4 slices artisanal bread, such as Della Fattoria semolina bread
Salted butter, at room temperature
2 medium ripe avocados

Method

Toast the bread in a toaster, a toaster oven, or under the broiler. Spread one side of each slice lightly with butter.

Fan out an avocado half on the buttered side of each toasted slice. Using a fork, gently smash the avocado into the toast. Season with salt and pepper. Drizzle 1 tablespoon of the chili crisp over each smashed avocado half and then sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of the pepi