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Recipe

Avocado Holiday Tree
Recipe Category: Appetizer, Dips, Spreads Recipe Theme: 5 Ingredients or Less Primary Ingredient: Vegetable,	Serving Size: Recipe Serves: 6 Submited by: Living Well Eating Smart View Printed Version: Click Here

Nutrition facts per serving of avocado tree:

calories 118, total fat 9.6 g, sodium 108 mg, cholesterol 8 mg, total carbohydrates 8 g, dietary fiber 2 g, protein 3 g.

eating smart tip:
decorate even further with grape tomatoes as bulbs and cut a mango into the shape of a star.

recipe provided by chilean avocado importers association and featured in living well eating smart newsletter #20 (11/27/08-1/21/09).

visit www.chileanavocados.org for more delicious avocado recipes.

Ingredients:

2 large Chilean Hass Avocados

2 tablespoons lemon juice

1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese

1/4 diced orange or yellow sweet pepper

 Pomegranate seeds

Instructions:

1. Rinse avocados. Cut in half. Spoon out pit. Carefully remove peel.



2. Cut each avocado in half lengthwise and then into 4 to 5 slices. Sprinkle with lemon juice.



3. On a large plate or platter, arrange largest avocado slices to form the branches of a Christmas tree.



4. Scatter with cheese, pepper dices and pomegranate seeds.



5. Serve as an appetizer alone, with salad greens or whole grain crackers.

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