Baked Avocado Starter Food

BAKED AVOCADO

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400F/200C/Gas Mark 6-7. Place the half avocado on a lightly greased ovenproof dish and sprinkle the cut surface with lemon juice to stop browning.
• Grate the cheese into a small basin, wash the chives and scissor snip them into the grated cheese, or wash and trim the spring onion (trim off the roots and yellow leaves, but retain as much of the green as looks appetising) and chop or snip the onion into the cheese.
• Wash and scissor snip the parsley into the cheese mixture. Add the pine kernels or chopped nuts and sweetcorn, and mix together with wine or cider. Season with salt, pepper, and a little lemon juice to taste.
• Pile the mixture into the avocado (it will heap up on top of the pear). Bake in the hot oven for 10-15 minutes until golden brown and bubbling. Serve with crispy bread rolls or hot garlic bread.

BAKED AVOCADO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Cut the avocado in half and scoop out the flesh, leaving the skin intact, and roughly dice the avocado. Place avocado in an ovenproof dish, and add the crumbled blue cheese, walnuts, pancetta, and Worcestershire sauce and season with salt and pepper.
• Spoon the mixture back into the avocado shells and bake for 5 minutes. Remove from oven and place in the broiler for 2 minutes right before serving.
• To serve, place on a serving tray with sliced baguette or crackers.