Baked Stuffed Avocados With Quinoa Tomatoes And Feta Recipes

AVOCADO HALVES STUFFED WITH TOMATO AND FETA

Steps:

• Halve avocado lengthwise, and remove the pit. Top each half with tomato and feta. Drizzle with lemon juice, and garnish with chives and pumpkin seeds. Season with salt and pepper, and serve.

BAKED STUFFED AVOCADO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400F.
• Fry the onion in the butter for about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, scoop the flesh out of the avocado skins with a teaspoon, taking care not to damage the skins.
• Dice the avocado flesh.
• Add the fried onion to the avocado along with the nuts, cheeses, parsley and sherry.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Pile the mixture (overstuffed) into the avocado shells.
• Place them in a shallow ovenproof dish and bake for 10-15 minutes.
• Keep an eye on them!
• Serve immediately.

TOMATO SALAD-STUFFED AVOCADOS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first nine ingredients. Spoon into avocado halves. Serve immediately.

STUFFED AVOCADO

Steps:

• Cut avocados in half; remove pits and gently scoop out insides, leaving shell intact. Combine the avocados, scallions, cucumbers, radishes, tamari, oil, garlic, and add to shells. Top with yeast, sprouts and sesame meal.
• *Sesame Meal: Mix 1/2 cup of sesame seeds and 1/4 teaspoon salt, grind in nut or coffee grinder in 2 tablespoon increments.
• CURTIS' QUICK AVOCADO DRESSING
• In a blender place peeled avocado, add a pinch of chile powder, juice of one lime, salt and pepper, and add some nonfat yogurt. Thin with ice water if necessary. Blend to a pouring consistency. Serve over mesclun, pink grapefruit segments and diced red pepper.
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• Oxygen, or exposure to air is what causes your guacamole to turn brown. Making guacamole, or any avocado dish in advance make certain that you block out the air by making sure the surface of your dip is in contact with the plastic wrap.

QUINOA-STUFFED PEPPERS WITH ROAST TOMATOES & FETA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Tip the quinoa into a small pan, pour in 400ml water, then stir in the tomato purée, garlic and bouillon powder. Cook, covered, over a low heat for 20 mins before adding the chickpeas, spinach and basil, then cook for a further 5 mins. Leave to stand for 5 mins, so all the liquid is absorbed.
• Meanwhile, rub the peppers with a little oil and place, cut-side down, on a baking tray. Roast for 10 mins, add the cherry tomatoes, then roast for 10 mins more.
• Stir the tomatoes, feta and pumpkin seeds into the quinoa, spoon into the pepper halves and serve with the rocket, tossed with the oil and balsamic vinegar.

STUFFED AVOCADO WITH SPICY BEANS & FETA

Steps:

• Put the cumin seeds in a small pan on the hob and lightly toast. Tip into a large bowl and mix with the beans, lime zest and juice, tomatoes, shallot, chilli and coriander. Crumble in the feta and gently toss.
• Serve on top of the avocado halves, scattering with a few extra coriander leaves and squeezing over a little extra lime from the wedges.

BAKED FETA-STUFFED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Cut four large tomatoes in half.
• Scoop out pulp from each tomato half, leaving shells intact; discard seeds, and then coarsely chop pulp.
• In medium bowl, stir together tomato pulp, 4 ounces crumbled feta cheese, 1/4 cup fine, dry breadcrumbs; 2 tablespoons chopped green onions; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley; and 2 tablespoons olive oil.
• Spoon mixture evenly into tomato shells, and place in a 13x9-inch baking dish.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
• Garnish with Italian parsley sprigs.