This
recipe was deep in my recipe files. I
originally found it in a magazine, I tore out the page and saved the recipe,
but not the name or date of the magazine.
(Sorry about that.) Currently avocados
are available and cheap, so I thought this would be great to share this month.
I served this to the hubby on Valentine’s Day as an appetizer to the special
dinner he made. It was perfect with our rich cream-sauced steak, but added only
good fats.
Blue
Avocado Bites
1
ripe avocado
2
ounces (1/2 cup crumbled) blue cheese
2
cloves fresh garlic, minced
2
Tbls olive oil
2
Tbls balsamic vinegar
½ tsp
basil
¼ tsp
oregano
¼ to
½ tsp ground pepper
¼ to
½ tsp salt
You
want a ripe avocado, one that gives slightly when gently squeezed, not real
hard, not real soft.
Mince
the fresh garlic. Cut the avocado in
half, remove pit. Rub half the freshly
minced garlic onto the exposed surface of the avocado, reserving the other half
for later. Cut the avocado halves in
half lengthwise and remove the skin.
Place the avocado quarters on a serving plate and sprinkle remaining garlic
down the center of each quarter. Cut the
quarters into serving sized pieces.
Crumble the blue cheese around and between the avocado pieces. Crumble the herbs with your fingers and
sprinkle over the cheese and avocado.
Drizzle all with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Dust with salt and
pepper. Serves 2.
RECIPE THEME
Each
month a theme is chosen and a number of recipes on that theme from my massive
archive will be shared. This year we have 12 new topics, different from the
topics of last year. To find the recipes of last year, check out this recipe
link
or search the blog with the topic Recipe2018 or Recipe2019
You
can search the monthly theme by looking for the theme keyword in the search box
and it will pull up the recipes on that theme as posted, so look at the bottom
of the recipe in each posting for the KEYWORD in the () to search for each
month. All recipes this year will be tagged Recipe2020 so you can find
them
all.
The
themes are:
Feb
2020 - Footbal Tailgate Favorites (AppFeb)
March
2020 - Kabobs (KabobMar)
April 2020 - Brunch (BrunchApr)
May 2020 - Non-Traditional Pizza (PizzaMay)
June
2020 - StirFry Dishes (StirJun)
July
2020 - Salads with no lettuce (SaladJul)
August 2020 - Pickled things (PickleAug)
September 2020 - Quiche
(QuicheSep)
October 2020 - Squash Soups (SquashOct)
November 2020 -
Pumpkin (again) (PumpNov)
December 2020 - Turkey Recipes (TurkDec)
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