Grilled Avocados Food

GRILLED AVOCADOS

Steps:

• Stir together olive oil and lime juice. Brush avocados all over with olive oil mixture. Sprinkle cut sides of avocados with salt.
• For charcoal grill, grill avocado halves, cut side down, on the rack of an uncovered grill directly over medium coals for 5 minutes or until browned. Turn avocado halves, cut side up. Fill centers of avocado halves with the 1/4 cup picante sauce and shredded cheese. Cover grill and grill about 5 minutes more or until cheese begins to melt. (For a gas grill, preheat grill. Reduce heat to medium. Place avocado halves on grill rack over heat. Cover and grill as above).
• Remove avocados from grill. Sprinkle tops of avocado halves with snipped cilantro. If desired, serve on a bed of salad greens with additional picate sauce and sour cream.

GRILLED AVOCADOS

Steps:

• Quarter 6 firm avocados; season with salt and pepper and brush with grapeseed oil. Grill over medium-high heat, turning, until marked all over, about 3 minutes.
• Combine 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar, 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard, 1/4 cup fresh parsley, 3 garlic cloves (crushed and quartered), 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper in a blender. With the blender running, add 6 tablespoons olive oil and puree until smooth.
• Drizzle the dressing over the avocados and garnish with more parsley.

GRILLED AVOCADOS

Steps:

• Preheat grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Whisk olive oil, ground chipotle pepper, and chili powder together in a bowl; brush over the entire surface of the cut-side of each avocado.
• Grill avocados, cut-side down, on the preheated grill until grill-lines begin to form on the avocado flesh, about 5 minutes.

GRILLED AVOCADO, TOMATO, RED ONION SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat a grill over medium heat.
• Cover a large tray with tomato quarters, and set aside.
• Place avocado halves in a bowl and drizzle with olive oil. Place each half on a hot open grill for about 30 to 45 seconds. Remove and place on top of the tomatoes arranged on tray. Drizzle with olive oil again.
• In another bowl, cover the red onion slices with the juice from the lemon half and olive oil. Place onions in the empty avocado pit holes. Cover with the lemon/olive oil mix. Then, top with pesto, distributing generously on all sides. Sprinkle pine nuts and cheese on top, to taste.

GRILLED AVOCADOS

Steps:

• Preheat the grill.
• Quarter the avocados and remove the seed. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and brush with grapeseed oil. Grill the avocado slices over indirect heat, leaving undisturbed for the first 2 to 4 minutes or so to let the seasonings integrate into the surface and to allow the caramelization process to begin. Then, flip the avocados, remove from grill and let rest.
• Through the feed opening of a running blender add, 1 at a time, the vinegar, salt, black pepper, mustard, parsley, and garlic. Leaving the blender running add the olive oil through the feed opening in a slow thin stream.
• Serve the grilled avocado with enough of the dressing to coat and garnish with fresh parsley sprigs.

GRILLED AVOCADO WITH SALSA

Steps:

• Preheat a grill on medium heat to 425 degrees F.
• Brush the inside of the avocado halves with the olive oil. Place the avocado halves cut-side down on the grill for 1 minute and 30 seconds. Turn the avocado halves 90 degrees to get cross grill marks and cook for another 1 minute and 30 seconds.
• Remove from the grill and season with salt and pepper. Put about 1 heaping tablespoon of salsa into the center well of each avocado half. Garnish with hot sauce and serve.

SOUTHWEST GRILLED AVOCADOS

Steps:

• Heat grill to medium-high heat. Remove pits from avocados and brush first with lemon juice, then extra virgin olive oil.
• Place avocados skin side down on grill for 2 minutes, turn and grill for 2 more minutes.
• With a spatula, carefully remove avocados from grill and spoon salsa into seed pits.

GRILLED MAHI MAHI WITH AVOCADO SALSA

Steps:

• Cut avocado, tomato into 1/2 inch chunks, add minced onion, and jalapeno, cilantro and lime juice and salt.
• Mix together and store in fridge can be made hours before.
• Meanwhile take mahi mahi and cut into strips.
• Add olive oil, lime, salt and pepper and marinate for 20-30 minutes.
• Grill over coals or on a grill or under broiler for 6-8 minutes per side.
• Serve fish with salsa on top.

GRILLED AVOCADO TOAST

Steps:

• Combine olive oil and garlic.
• Cut bread diagonally into 1/2 inch slices.
• Brush each slice with oil.
• Place on a cookie sheet; broil or grill until golden, approximately 5 minutes.
• Top each slice with tomato, onion, avocado and cheese.
• Return to broiler for 5 to 10 minutes until avocados begin to blister and brown.