Adaptable Avocado Recipe #6

Avocado Samosa

Ingredients

· 1 tablespoon olive oil

· 1 small onion, finely chopped

· 4 garlic cloves, minced

· 2 cups cooked diced potatoes

· 1 cup cooked diced carrot

· 1 medium avocado – peeled, pitted, and chopped

· 2 Tbsp. curry paste

· 1/2 teaspoon cumin

· 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped

· 1 Tbsp. ginger, minced

· 1/4 teaspoon turmeric

· 1/4 teaspoon salt

· 1 dash red pepper flakes

· 1 tablespoon water

· 2 packages refrigerated crescent rolls

Directions

Heat oven to 375°F.

In a medium pan sauté onion and garlic in oil for about 5 minutes or until onions have softened.

Gently add ingredients potatoes through water. Continue to cook over medium heat for about 4 minutes or until heated through. Set aside.

Unroll the crescent dough and separate into 4 pieces, and cut those pieces once again.

Add a heaping spoonful of filling in the center of each square and fold over to make a triangle. Pinch the edges to seal with the tines of a fork.

Spray cookie sheets with butter spray. Arrange samosas on sheet and bake for 14 minutes or until they are golden brown.

Adaptable Avocado Recipe #5

Fluffy Avocado Marshmallows

· 4 envelopes gelatin

· 1/2 c avocado puree

· 1-1/4 c water

· 3 c sugar

· 1-1/4 c light corn syrup

· 1/4 tsp salt

· powdered sugar for dusting

Line a baking sheet with foil. Spray the foil with non-stick spray.

Prepare your mixer with the whisk attachment.

Combine the avocado puree and 1/2 cup of the water in the bowl of a stand mixer and sprinkle the gelatin over to soften.

Put the sugar, corn syrup, remaining 3/4 cup water and salt in a heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook until it reaches the soft-ball stage (234-240 F).

With the mixer at full speed, pour all of the hot syrup slowly down the side of the bowl. Whip until the mixture is very fluffy and stiff, about 8-10 minutes. Pour mixture into the foil-lined pan and smooth with an oiled spatula so that it's level with the top of the rim (it won't completely fill the pan). Allow the mixture to sit, uncovered at room temp for overnight.

Sift powder sugar generously over the rested marshmallows. Turn it out onto a cutting board or counter, peel off foil and dust with more sugar/starch mixture. Slice with a thin-bladed oiled knife . Dip all cut edges in sugar and shake off excess. Marshmallows will keep several weeks at room temp in an air-tight container.

Adaptable Avocado Recipe #4

Creamy Avocado Ravioli

Ingredients

1 avocado - peeled, seeded, and chopped

1 roma tomato - diced

1 clove minced garlic

1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice

1 package wonton wrappers

1 jar alfredo sauce

½ cup parmesan cheese

1/8 cup toasted pepita seeds

Directions

Gently combine avocado, tomato, and garlic. Sprinkle lemon juice over mixture.

Open Wontons, place a damp towel over wonton package after one has been pulled out. Place one tsp full of mixture into wrapper, wet edges and press together.

Boil water in large stockpot. Gently add raviolis and cook for about 10 minutes, don’t let them stick to the sides of the walls.

Drain and top with alfredo sauce, cheese, and pepita seeds.

Adaptable Avocado Recipe #3

It’s Easy Being Green

½ cup basil pesto

Ready made pizza crust

Olive oil spray

12 oz chicken sausages, sliced

1 yellow onion, chopped

2 green tomatoes, sliced

1 jalepeno, diced

2 cups mozzarella cheese

2 avocados – peeled, pitted, and chopped

*Preheat oven to 450

*While oven is preheating, sauté sausages and onions in a skillet sprayed with olive oil over medium heat.. Sauté for about 7 minutes or until onions are softened. Remove from heat.

*Spread basil pesto on pizza crust.

*Sprinkle 1 cup of cheese on pizza.

*Add tomatoes and jalepenos

*Top with last cup of cheese.

*Add brats and onions to pizza.

*Bake pizza for 12-14 minutes or until cheese is melted.

*Top with avocado slices and enjoy!

Adaptable Avocado Recipe #2

Spicy Avocado Martini

2 oz.vodka

2 oz. avocado puree

1 tbsp. Bloody Mary Mix tomato juice

dash of hot sauce

1 oz. lime juice

salt- garnish

pickle juice – garnish

Directions

Pour all the ingredients into a shaker full of ice.

Shake for about 30 seconds.

Dip the rim of a chilled martini glass into pickle juice. Dip again into salt.

Strain martini into glass and enjoy!

Adaptable Avocado Recipe #1

Avocado and Coconut Thai Soup

Ingredients

· 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

· 2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger

· 2 stalk lemon grass, minced

· 1 teaspoons green curry paste

· 4 cups chicken broth

· 3 tablespoons fish sauce

· 1 tablespoon light brown sugar

· 2(13.5 ounce) cans coconut milk

· 1/2 pound fresh shiitake mushrooms, sliced

· 1 pound medium shrimp - peeled and deveined

· 1 medium avocado –peeled, seeded, and chopped

· 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

· salt to taste

Directions

Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat.

Cook and stir the ginger, lemongrass, and curry paste in the heated oil for 1 minute.

Slowly pour the chicken broth over the mixture, stirring continually.

Stir in the fish sauce and brown sugar; simmer for 15 minutes.

Stir in the coconut milk and mushrooms; cook and stir until the mushrooms are soft, about 5 minutes.

Add the shrimp; cook until no longer translucent about 5 minutes. Stir in the lime juice and chopped avocado.

Day 11- 17 - On Vacation

I'm enjoying a week off from everything in Park City!

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