Avocado Boats

Prep Time: 10

Total Time: 10

Servings: servings

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: South American

Author: Heather Nicholds

This is really easy to make but looks fancy. Serve as an appetizer if you have friends over for dinner, or just enjoy on your own. Unless you have a really big avocado, there will probably be leftover salad, which you can enjoy on the side. Have the other half of the apple as a snack.

Ingredients

1 stalk celery, chopped, or 1/4 cup cucumber, diced
1/2 apple, cored and chopped
1/2 cup spinach, finely chopped
1 avocado, halved lengthwise and pitted

Instructions

In a medium bowl, toss together the celery, apple, and spinach. Drizzle with your dressing of choice and toss to coat.
Scoop out some of the avocado halves to make a large hollow area. Mix the avocado you scooped out with the apple mixture. Divide the mixture between the avocado halves and eat directly from the shell with a spoon.

Notes

TECHNIQUE TIP: To pit an avocado, first cut it in half lengthwise around the perimeter of the pit, then twist the halves apart. Whack the blade (not the tip) of the knife into the pit so it sticks. Gently twist the knife to remove the pit. Knock the pit on the edge of the sink to dislodge it from the knife.

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