Rustic Vegetable Baguette with Smashed Avocado

  • Prep 15 min
  • Total 0 min
  • Servings 4

Ingredients

  • 1 loaf (1 pound) rustic sourdough baguette bread
  • 1/3 cup Italian dressing
  • 2 small ripe avocados, pitted and peeled
  • 4 small tomatoes, sliced
  • 6 ounces sliced Cheddar cheese

Steps

  • 1
    Cut bread horizontally in half. Drizzle dressing on cut side of top half of bread. Place both halves on large cookie sheet.
  • 2
    Mash avocados until slightly smooth. Spread avocado over bottom half of bread; top with tomato slices and cheese. Broil with tops 4 to 6 inches from heat 2 to 3 minutes or until cheese is melted and bread is slightly golden brown. Top with top half of bread. Cut loaf into 4 pieces.

  • When buying avocados, choose ones that yield to gentle palm pressure. If the avocados are not ripe, place them in a paper bag with an apple, then pierce the bag in several places and let stand at room temperature a couple of days.
  • Serve with sweet potato chips and crunchy vegetables, such as zucchini, carrot and celery sticks.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Sandwich
Calories
525
Calories from Fat
315
Total Fat
35g
Saturated Fat
12g
Cholesterol
50mg
Sodium
790mg
Total Carbohydrate
40g
Dietary Fiber
6g
Protein
18g
% Daily Value*:
Iron
16%
16%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 2 Vegetable; 1 High-Fat Meat; 5 Fat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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