Avocado Butter with Tomato Relish on
Focaccia
(http://www.vegan-food.net)
Ingredients
For the tomato
relish:
15 sun-blushed tomatoes
2 garlic cloves, crushed
Large handful of fresh basil leaves
Large handful of fresh thyme
leaves, finely chopped
About 2 T extra virgin olive oil
For the avocado
butter:
2 ripe avocados
Juice of 1/2 lime
1-2 dashes of Tabasco sauce
Salt and pepper to taste
4 small foccacia breads, halved
Directions
Make the tomato relish:
- Put the tomatoes and garlic into
a bowl. Stack 6 basil leaves together, roll into a cigar shape and
slice into thin strips. Repeat with the remaining basil leaves. Mix
the basil and thyme into the tomatoes. Stir in enough oil to make a
relish texture.
Make the avocado butter:
- Slice the avocado in half
lengthwise and remove the stone. Peel the avocado, then chop the
flesh and put in a food processor. Add the lime juice, Tabasco sauce
to taste and season with salt and pepper.
Process until smooth.
- Cut each foccacia in half width
ways. Spread a layer of avocado butter on the halves, top with
tomato relish and cover with the remaining halves.
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