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Garlic Shrimp and Avocado Crostini
Recipes
Garlic Shrimp and Avocado Crostini
12 servings
25 minutes total

Ingredients

  • 8 oz Bakery baguette
  • 1 lemon, for zest/juice
  • 3 cloves fresh garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 shallot, finely chopped
  • 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 lb peeled/deveined shrimp, tails removed
  • 1 ripe Hass avocado
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper

Steps

    1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Slice bread into ½-inch-thick slices, then arrange on baking sheet. Bake 8–10 minutes or until golden. Remove bread from oven and set aside to cool.
    2. Meanwhile, zest lemon (1 teaspoon); squeeze for juice (2 tablespoons). Chop garlic and shallot; halve tomatoes. Preheat large sauté pan on medium 2–3 minutes. Add oil, garlic, and shallots; cook 2–3 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until fragrant. Stir in shrimp; cook 2–3 minutes until shrimp are opaque.
    3. Peel, pit, and chop avocado. Chop shrimp roughly, then place in large bowl with avocado, tomatoes, lemon zest, juice, salt, and pepper; toss to coat. Top bread slices evenly with shrimp mixture. Serve.

Amount per 1⁄12 recipe serving: Calories 130, Total Fat 5g, Sat Fat 1g, Trans Fat 0g, Chol 40mg, Sodium 320mg, Total Carb 13g, Fiber 1g, Sugars 1g, Protein 9g, Calc 2%, Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 0%, Iron 6%