Appetizer, Dips, Spreads
5 Ingredients or Less
Vegetable,
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.
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
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.