How can one appetizer be so simple and also so satisfying? There may not be much to these Grilled Avocados with Blistered Tomato Salsa from Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet –
they’re really just avocados, tomatoes and spices – but wow, do they have a lot of flavor. Take a look at this easy recipe and see how long you can wait before you need to run out and make them.
You’ll Need:
– 1 clove garlic
– 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, plus more for the tomatoes
– 1 tablespoon freshly-squeezed lime juice
– 3 avocados
– Fine sea salt
– Coarsely-ground black pepper
– 18 grape tomatoes
– 2 serrano chiles, stemmed, seeded and thinly sliced
– 2 tablespoons coarsely-chopped cilantro leaves
– Sour cream
How To:
- Prepare your grill for direct grilling over a medium-hot fire.
- Crush the garlic clove into a medium bowl. Add the olive oil and lime juice, and whisk together.
- Halve and pit the avocados.
- Brush some of the olive oil mixture onto each avocado half without letting any puddle in the pit hole. Reserve the remaining liquid.
- Season the avocados liberally with salt and pepper.
- Skewer the grape tomatoes. Drizzle them with olive oil and season with salt.
- Place the avocados on the grill, cut-side-down. Add the tomatoes alongside.
- Grill for 4 to 5 minutes, turning the tomatoes once. The avocados should be nicely marked and the skin on the tomatoes should be blistered. Once they are, remove everything from the grill.
- Cut the tomatoes in halves or quarters. Add them to the reserved olive oil mixture in the bowl.
- Add the chiles and cilantro to the bowl, and fold in. You now have Blistered Tomato Salsa!
- Spoon some of the salsa mixture into each avocado half and finish with a little salt.
- Garnish with dollops of sour cream. Serve warm.
This dish has everything I love. You, too? Let’s give it a try! Will you be adding this one to your grilling rotation?