Spicy Steak and Avocado Toast

Ingredients

Serves 2

• -8 ounces flank steak
• -2 teaspoons olive oil
• -black pepper and kosher salt
• -1 large, ripe avocado
• -1 green onion, thinly sliced
• -1/2 fresh jalapeno, minced
• -1 teaspoon lemon juice
• -a handful of fresh cilantro leaves
• -2 large slices thick diagonally cut baguette or sourdough toast
• -2 teaspoons olive oil
• -1 clove garlic

Instructions

1. Bring the flank steak up to room temperature while heating a pan over medium high heat.Rub the steak with 2 teaspoons of olive oil and sprinkle generously on both sides with salt and black pepper.
2. Cook in the pan on one side until seared and browned, about 4 minutes.
3. Flip the steak and cook another 4 minutes on the other side.
4. Transfer the steak to a cutting board and let rest 10 minutes.
5. While the steak is resting, combine the avocado, green onion and Jalapeño on a cutting board. Sprinkle with kosher salt and drizzle the lemon juice over the top. Smash it all with a fork until you have a pulp and everything is well combined. Season to taste with kosher salt.
6. Toast the thick slabs of a Baguette cut diagonally or use sourdough bread until golden and crispy. Drizzle each piece of toast with a teaspoon of olive oil, and rub the top of the toast thoroughly with the raw clove of garlic.
7. Split the smashed avocado between the two toasts and top them with some of the fresh cilantro.
8. Thinly slice the steak against the grain and pile on top of each toast. Slice each toast in half and serve immediately.

Recipe adapted from HeatherChristo.com