Warm Stuffed Avocados

Name: Warm Stuffed Avocados
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: spanish
Ingredients: 2 large ripe avocados; 3 tbsp olive oil; 1 plum tomato deseeded and chopped; 4 sundried tomatoes in oil, drained and chopped; 50g pitted black olive quartered; 2 spring onions finely sliced on the diagonal; 1 tbsp capers; 1 tbsp each freshly squeezed orange lemon and lime juice; 1 tbsp cider vinegar; 2 tsp caster sugar; 2 large fresh torn basil leaves

⏱ 15 mins 🍽 Serves 4 🌶 spanish ✅ Easy 🏷 Side dish

This Spanish-inspired dish offers a fresh and flavourful alternative to a traditional salad. Ripe avocado halves are lightly grilled until warm, then filled with a colourful mixture of chopped tomatoes, black olives, spring onions and capers, all dressed in a citrus and herb vinaigrette. It's a quick and elegant starter, side dish or light meal, perfect for lunch or supper, ready in about 15 minutes.

Ingredients

2 large ripe avocados
3 tbsp olive oil
1 plum tomato deseeded and chopped
4 sundried tomatoes in oil, drained and chopped
50g pitted black olive quartered
2 spring onions finely sliced on the diagonal
1 tbsp capers
1 tbsp each freshly squeezed orange lemon and lime juice
1 tbsp cider vinegar
2 tsp caster sugar
2 large fresh torn basil leaves

Method

Set your grill to hot. Cut the avocados in half and remove the stones. Use ½ tsp of the olive oil to brush each avocado half and place them on a baking tray. Grill for 5 mins.
Combine all the leftover ingredients in a separate bowl. Add seasoning as desired, then spoon the mixture into the hollowed avocado halves. Serve straight away.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories245 kcal

Fat24 g

Saturates3 g

Carbs6 g

Sugars3 g

Fibre3 g

Protein2 g

Sodium332 mg

Recipe details

Skill levelEasy

CategorySide dish

Cuisinespanish

DietVegetarian