Avocado Asparagus Tartine

Avocado Asparagus Tartine

An excellent impromptu springtime lunch. Avocado smeared across toasted day-old slabs of sesame bread, layered with arugula and garlicky caraway asparagus + toasted pepitas.

Ingredients

    • 4-6 toasted slabs of whole grain bread, rubbed with olive oil and a bit of garlic
    • 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
    • 1/2 lb of asparagus stalks, trimmed roughly the length of your bread
    • 1 clove garlic, thinly sliced
    • 1/2 teaspoon caraway seeds
    • 1 avocado, pitted and smashed
    • a couple handfuls of arugula, tossed in a bit of olive oil
    • a handful of toasted pepitas, or almonds, or sunflower seeds, lemon zest

Directions

    • A few minutes before you want to eat heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. When hot add the asparagus, and a pinch of salt and cook for about thirty seconds. Add the garlic and caraway, and cook another thirty seconds, or until the spears are a vibrant green. Remove from heat, and assembly the tartines.
    • Give each piece of bread a generous slather of mashed avocado. Top that with a bit of arugula, a few asparagus spears, and a generous sprinkling of pepitas or seeds.