Recipe Stuffed Avocado with Garlic Shrimp

Ingredients :

• 1 avocado whole, medium
• 2 cup shrimp, med to lrg. raw or uncooked frozen (defrost prior to cooking)
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 olive oil
• 1 coarse sea salt
• 1 ground pepper
• 1 parsley or cilantro fresh, chopped
• 1 chill powder, optional

Method :

1. Half the avocado and take the pit out
2. Scrape out most of the meat, leaving a very thin layer to hold up the shell better. Set aside
3. Chop up the meat into squares and place in a bowl. With your hands, squish the squares a little bit, to crush some but so that most keep their shape. Set aside.
4. In a pan, place about 2 tablespoons of olive oil, the minced garlic and the shrimp.
5. Add a dash of coarse sea salt, and over low heat, cook just until the shrimp turn pink Do not overcook, or they"ll be dry and hard.
6. Pour the shrimp with garlic and olive oil into the bowl with the avocado pieces.
7. Add some chopped parsley or cilantro and mix well. If you want to incorporate some chill powder for extra flavour, do so now before mixing.
8. Spoon the mixture into the avocado shells, sprinkle with some freshly ground pepper, and garnish with additional parsley/cilantro if desired.
9. Serve immediately
10. You can also add a hardboiled quail egg as garnish, but it"s not essential to the recipe.

Recipe Stuffed Avocado with Garlic Shrimp 2010-11-27T20:25:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: CakeMaster