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These adorable Avocado Bites, shaped like flowers, feature crispy baked tortilla shells topped with creamy hummus.
To make them, cut out tortilla flowers with a cookie cutter, and bake until golden. Top with hummus and sliced avocado flowers. The beautiful fanned avocado layer is surprisingly easy to shape and makes the presentation even more showstopping.
Serve the bites as a tasty snack or as an appetizer to kick off your next dinner party menu. They also make great salad toppers for added crunch.
Recipe Tip
A squeeze of lemon or lime juice on top of the avocado is delicious and helps prevent browning, too!
Avocado Bites Ingredients
Please be sure to scroll down to the recipe card below for the complete details!
- Avocado: I love Hass avocados with their dark skin and good fats. For the perfect ripeness, make sure the avocado is firm, but has a slight give without being too soft.
- Tortillas: I use plain flour tortillas for this recipe.
- Hummus: Storebought or homemade. Ideally, with lots of garlic, but use what you prefer.
- Seasoning: Add chili flakes, sea salt, and pepper.
How to Make Avocado Bites
- Prepare the tortilla base: Cut out the tortilla flowers with a cutter, brush them with olive oil, and bake them until golden.
- Make the avocado flowers: Slice the fruit into thin pieces. Flatten the slices and spread them out. Cut out the flowers.
- Assemble: Top the tortilla flowers with hummus and carefully place the avocado flowers on top.
- Final touches: Sprinkle with chili and garnish with a basil leaf.
Possible Variations
- Hummus: Feel free to replace with a chunkier hummus for added texture, or opt for pesto, cottage cheese, cream cheese, or even whipped feta.
- Tortilla: Swap with wholemeal, corn, gluten-free, or flavored tortillas.
- Avocado: Smash the avocado with hummus and top the mixture onto the baked tortillas if you’d like to save time making the fanned avocado.
- Chili: Try Tabasco, Tajin, or Worcestershire sauce for a different flavor. Or add freshness with lemon or lime juice.
FAQs
Absolutely. You can prepare them a few hours in advance, drizzle them with lemon juice, and cover with plastic wrap until you are ready to serve them.
Yes, use a small glass instead, and insert the tip of a sharp knife if you have trouble getting the shape to come out.
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 avocados
- 2 tortillas
- 2 tablespoons hummus
- chili flakes, to taste
- sea salt, to taste
- pepper, to taste
- 11 fresh basil leaves
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 175°C / 350°F.
- Cut out the 11 tortilla flowers with the cutter.
- Brush the tortilla flowers with olive oil and broil on a baking sheet in the hot oven for 2-3 minutes.
- Allow to cool.
- Halve and peel the avocado.
- Lay the flat side down and slice it across. Ideally, you want slices that are 2 mm (around 1/16th inch).
- Flatten the avocado with your palm and fan all the slices in the same direction.
- Use the flower cutter to cut out the avocado flowers.
- Repeat with the second avocado.
- Top the baked tortilla flowers with hummus and the fanned avocado flowers.
- Sprinkle with sea salt, pepper, and chili flakes.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
