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Grilled Avocado with Pesto |
| Preparation Time: 3 minutes |
| Cooking Time: 2 minutes |
| Ingredients (Serves 2) |
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Avocado, ripe but firm, sliced in half |
| 2 Tbs. |
Pesto |
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Extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) |
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Sea salt to taste. |
| Preparation |
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Carefully spoon out avocado halves and remove pit. |
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In a non-stick frying pan grill avocado halves for a few minutes, turning it over a couple of times. |
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Put grilled avocado on serving plates and spoon pesto into hole left by pit. |
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Add EVOO and sea salt to taste and serve. |
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| Comments |
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You may use your favorite kind of pesto (Multi Nut and Seed Pesto, Mixed Nut, Seed, Soy Bean and Cilantro Pesto, Devil's Pesto) |
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As an alternative to plain EVOO you may use your favorite type of flavored EVOO |
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Instead of sea salt you may season with Spike Original Magic |
| Wine and Beverage Pairing |
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Martinelli Sparkling Cider, Prosecco di Valdobbiadene, Vermentino Maremma Toscana IGT Bianco d'Elisa, Lambrusco Emilia IGT. |
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