Grilled Avocados
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Grilled Avocados
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| Prep Time |
| 15 minutes |
| Cook Time |
| 10 minutes |
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Ingredients
- 3 avocados
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon lime juicefreshly squeesed
- sea salt and pepper
- 18 grape tomatoes
- 2 serrano chilesstemmed, seeded and thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons cilantro leavescoarsly chopped
- sour creamfor garnish
Instructions
- Crush the garlic clove into a medium bowl. Add the oil and lime juice and whisk together.
- Halve and pit the avocados. Season liberally with salt and pepper.
- Skewer the grape tomatoes and drizzle them with olive oil. Season with salt.
- Place avocados on the grill cut side down. Add the tomatoes along side. Grill for 4 to 5 minutes, turning the tomatoes once. The avocados should be nicely marked and the skin on the tomatoes shoud be blistered. Remove tomatoes from the grill. Turn the avocados peel side down a grill another couple of minutes. The avocado fruit will raise above the skin when they are done.
- Cut the tomatoes in half or quarters. Add them to the liquid in the bowl. Fold in the chiles and cilantro. Spoon into center of each avocado and garnish with a dallop of sour cream.
- The filled avocado halves are served next to toasted baguettes or pita chips. Put a spoon on the serving plate so you can scoop out a bite of the soft avocado and spread it on the bread. All the fillings are served the same way, placing the avocado center with your choice of topping.