Avocado special recipe
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Use a petits fours cutter to cut out hearts.
ingredients
1 large ripe avocado
juice of 1/2 lemon
50 ml (2 fl oz) thick bottled mayonnaise
1 slice cooked ham, finely chopped
1 tablespoon snipped chives
teaspoon French mustard
salt and freshly ground black pepper
juice of 1/2 lemon
50 ml (2 fl oz) thick bottled mayonnaise
1 slice cooked ham, finely chopped
1 tablespoon snipped chives
teaspoon French mustard
salt and freshly ground black pepper
to garnish
lettuce leaves
tomato flesh, cut into heart shapes
tomato flesh, cut into heart shapes
method
1. Cut the avocado in half lengthways and remove the stone. Scoop out the flesh with a teaspoon, leaving a thin lining of flesh on the inside of the shells.
2. Put the flesh in a bowl, sprinkle over the lemon juice, then beat until smooth. Add the mayonnaise, ham, chives and mustard, mix well and season to taste with salt and pepper.
3. Pile the mixture back into the avocado shells.
4. Line 2 individual plates with lettuce leaves, and arrange the filled avocados on the lined plates. Garnish the avocados with the tomato shapes and serve at once
2. Put the flesh in a bowl, sprinkle over the lemon juice, then beat until smooth. Add the mayonnaise, ham, chives and mustard, mix well and season to taste with salt and pepper.
3. Pile the mixture back into the avocado shells.
4. Line 2 individual plates with lettuce leaves, and arrange the filled avocados on the lined plates. Garnish the avocados with the tomato shapes and serve at once
serving amount
serves 2
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