Broiled Avocados Recipe
Ingredients
| Ripe avocados | 4 Large | |
| 2 celery stalks, very thinly sliced | ||
| 2 red-skinned apples, quartered, cored and sliced | ||
| 6 oz peeled cooked shrimp | ||
| Mayonnaise | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| 1 1/2 cups finely grated Gruyere or Swiss cheese | ||
| Lemon twists and parsley sprigs, for garnish | ||
| Salt | To Taste | |
| Pepper | To Taste | |
Directions
Cut each avocado in half and remove the pit.
Carefully scoop out the flesh, in neat teaspoonfuls or using a melon ball cutter, and place it in a mixing bowl.
Set the avocado skins aside.
Add the celery, apples, shrimp and mayonnaise to the avocado flesh and season very well with salt and pepper.
Mix thoroughly together.
Re-fill the avocado skins with the avocado mixture.
Place in heatproof avocado dishes, or directly on the rack of a broiler pan.
Sprinkle the avocados with the Gruyere, then cook under a very hot broiler until the cheese melts and turns golden brown.
Garnish each avocado with a twist of lemon and sprigs of parsley.
Carefully scoop out the flesh, in neat teaspoonfuls or using a melon ball cutter, and place it in a mixing bowl.
Set the avocado skins aside.
Add the celery, apples, shrimp and mayonnaise to the avocado flesh and season very well with salt and pepper.
Mix thoroughly together.
Re-fill the avocado skins with the avocado mixture.
Place in heatproof avocado dishes, or directly on the rack of a broiler pan.
Sprinkle the avocados with the Gruyere, then cook under a very hot broiler until the cheese melts and turns golden brown.
Garnish each avocado with a twist of lemon and sprigs of parsley.
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