RECIPE: Christmas Stuffed Avocado

December 5, 2013 at 8:38 am · Filed under Christmas, Kosher Nibbles, Recipes, Vegetables-Salads-Herbs

How red and green and Christmassy! Consider this festive avocado as the first course of a holiday dinner.

Fresh lingonberries and their leaves have been used to garnish this stuffed avocado, but they are hard to come by. Instead, if you want to use the garnish, substitute pink peppercorns (look for the reddest ones). Note: You’ll get plenty of red and green without the peppercorn-leaf garnish, but it sure does look nice!

We mixed in some crabmeat we had on hand. You can also add chunks of lobster or shrimp.

This recipe is from Bella Sun Luci, whose sun dried tomatoes (from the sunny state of California) we used in the recipe. We love their entire family of sundried tomato products, which include:

Sun Dried Tomato Halves or Julienne Cut

Julienne Cut Sun Dried Tomatoes with Italian Basil or Greek Oregano, Basil & Garlic (we use them in omelets and pasta)

A dish that says “Christmas!” Photo courtesy Bella Sun Luci.

Sun Dried Tomato Halves or Julienne Cut in Olive Oil & Herbs (great to toss into salads and on sandwiches)

Sun Dried Tomato Pesto with Whole Pine Nuts

The line is certified kosher by Kosher Certification of Kashruth.

Resealable packages keep the sun dried
tomatoes moist. Photo courtesy Bella Sun
Luci.

RECIPE: CHRISTMAS STUFFED AVOCADO

Ingredients Per Serving

1 avocado, sliced into halves, pitted and cubed

1/2 cup sun dried tomato halves, sliced or julienne style, drained, reserving seasoned olive oil

1 tablespoons olive oil from jar

1 teaspoon diced chives or to taste

Optional: crabmeat, lobster or shrimp

Optional garnish: 1 teaspoon pink peppercorns

Optional garnish: sprigs of fresh rosemary (to replace the leaves in the photo)

Preparation

1. SCOOP out avocado meat and slice into 1/2-inch cubes.

2. GENTLY TOSS avocado with sun dried tomatoes and seasoned olive oil from jar, and the optional seafood. Place mixture into avocado shells. Garnish with chives and a few peppercorns if desired.

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