Avocado butter on toast with tomato salsa from Ottolenghi Simple (page 14) by Yotam Ottolenghi

Ingredients

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Notes about this recipe

kashley1985 on January 13, 2026

This was delightful. The butter, garlic and herbs really make this stand out.
lholtzman on March 12, 2025

Good, but needed more seasoning to counteract the acidity from the lime. I think I’m a bit of a purist and would prefer the avocado without the butter. It’s an I teresing texture, but a bit too much.
infotrop on October 29, 2023

Love all the notes on & photos of this dish! I'm a fan too. Even with the tangy lime juice, I still drizzled some balsamic.
djnielsen64 on May 15, 2023

Delicious and simple! Will definitely make again!
Bloominanglophile on September 15, 2022

I am perfectly happy eating a simple avocado toast (salt and olive oil on top), but I will make an exception for this recipe. I don't always have all the herbs, but I find substitutions work just as well.
Ganga108 on March 06, 2021

Beautiful, as usual the flavours melded perfectly. The butter is luxurious and the tart salsa a perfect contrast. I left the butter chunky - did not blend it. I added preserved artichoke hearts to the salsa as they were the last of the jar left over from Summer salads. And some pickled green peppercorns, same deal. A fabulous, noteworthy brunch.
Trentinla on June 18, 2020

Didnt think the added butter added anything more than fat and calories. unneeded
Ro_ on May 08, 2020

Didn't have dill so used some mint and basil. I really liked the creaminess of the avocado butter, complemented by the zingy salsa. I don't know if this will be a regular brunch fixture at mine, but I could see making it again occasionally.
JJ2018 on May 21, 2019

This was really nice and came together super quickly. A really tasty elevated avocado on toast to impress with.
Rutabaga on February 06, 2019

This was a wonderful melding of flavors, even though I left out the tarragon and cumin. The avocado butter is decadent, but a good treat, and it makes an otherwise light meal more filling. Despite being a little more complicated than basic avocado toast, it's still quite quick to make.
JennyHay on January 28, 2019

I served the tomatoes and avocado butter in individual bowls with small toasts/brushcetta. Very good with drinks.
bwhip on October 19, 2018

Delicious. The avocado butter was creamy and delicious, with particular brightness from the lime juice. The amount of tarragon and dill called for seemed like quite a bit, so I just sprinkled what seemed like an appropriate amount over the top, and thought it tasted just right.
Zosia on October 17, 2018

A very tasty version of avocado toast. The salsa was bright and fresh and the avocado-dill pairing was particularly good. I omitted the butter - the avocado spread was still rich and creamy - and enjoyed it on whole wheat bagels.
Jane on September 14, 2018

Not as simple as my usual mashed avo on toast (just lemon, salt and Aleppo pepper added) but this was worth the extra effort. The lime zest and capers in the salsa gave it more zing. I didn't have dill or tarragon so used basil and parsley as the herbs and it was fine. Very nice lunch.