Avocado Mozzarella Tartine (Printable version)

A vibrant open-faced tartine with creamy avocado and melted mozzarella on crispy toasted bread—ready in 15 minutes.

# What You'll Need:

→ Bread

01 - 2 slices rustic country bread or sourdough

→ Avocado

02 - 1 ripe avocado
03 - 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
04 - Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

→ Cheese

05 - 3 ounces fresh mozzarella, sliced

→ Garnish

06 - 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
07 - Fresh basil leaves, optional
08 - Crushed red pepper flakes, optional

# How to Prepare:

01 - Preheat the oven broiler or a toaster oven to high heat.
02 - Toast the bread slices until crisp and golden on both sides.
03 - While the bread toasts, halve the avocado, remove the pit, and scoop the flesh into a bowl. Add lemon juice, salt, and pepper, then mash with a fork until mostly smooth with some small chunks remaining.
04 - Spread the smashed avocado evenly over the toasted bread slices.
05 - Arrange mozzarella slices on top of the avocado.
06 - Place the tartines on a baking tray and broil for 2 to 3 minutes, or until the mozzarella is melted and just starting to bubble.
07 - Drizzle with olive oil, and top with fresh basil leaves and crushed red pepper flakes if desired. Serve immediately while warm.

# Expert Tips:

01 -
  • It tastes like you spent an hour in the kitchen but you're done in fifteen minutes flat.
  • The contrast between creamy avocado and warm melted mozzarella is pure comfort without feeling heavy.
  • You probably already have everything you need sitting in your kitchen right now.
  • It works as breakfast, lunch, or that weird in-between meal when you just need something good.
02 -
  • Don't walk away from the broiler, cheese goes from perfectly melted to burnt in about thirty seconds and I've learned this the hard way more than once.
  • Make sure your avocado is truly ripe before you start, an underripe one will never mash smoothly no matter how hard you try and it won't have that buttery flavor you're counting on.
  • Toast the bread properly, if it's too soft it will get soggy under the avocado and if it's too hard it will be impossible to bite through without everything sliding off.
03 -
  • Pat your mozzarella slices dry with a paper towel before layering them on, excess water will make everything soggy and dilute the flavor.
  • Use a fork to mash the avocado instead of a food processor, you want some texture not baby food, and it takes thirty seconds anyway.
  • If you don't have a broiler, a hot oven at 450 degrees F works too, just give it an extra minute or two to get the cheese melted and bubbly.
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